Not an argument, unfortunately. Here's what I'm looking at now: http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1552&context=wmlr Scroll to bottom "The American criminal justice system should embrace shame as an effective means of punishing offenders. The current problems of overcrowding in America's prisons and soaring budgets that have reached their limits require that state and federal legislatures, as well as courts, implement creative alternatives to incarceration. Shaming is likely to work in appropriate cases and under the proper circumstances. The psychology of shame shows that it is a  powerful tool in shaping behavior throughout an individual's lifetime. Reinforcing an offender's recognition of the wrongness of his deeds through shaming is a way to prevent future crime. Shaming punishment sets an example for others and provides the public with a tangible sense of justice in action" Shame can be effective for some things.