Books by Richard L. (Professor Lippke

This book draws upon philosophical arguments, criminological evidence, and legal literature on prisoners' rights and sentencing to explore the restrictions and deprivations that can be legitimately imposed on serious offenders in the name of punishment.

Taming the Presumption of Innocence provides a comprehensive account of the presumption of innocence in criminal law and procedure. It defends a narrow but clearly defined role for the presumption and resists efforts to cast it as a panacea for many of what are believed to be the unnecessarily harsh features of contemporary criminal justice systems.