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Retribution |
Punishment a wrongdoer deserves |
This theory centers on the notion of paying people backor giving them what they deserve for something they have done wrong. |
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Deterrence |
Discouragaing or preventing an action , through threat or example of punishment |
The threat of the death penalty is assumed to be a strong deterrence to commiting murder |
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Prevention |
Punishing criminals to prevent them from commiting similar crimes |
One goal of the death penalty is to ensure that the convicted murder wont murder again |
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Rehabilitation |
Education or training to enable someone convited of crime of reentering society as a productive member |
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Protection of society |
Punishing an otherwise innocent but potentially violent person in order to protect everyone else |
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