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    used. These philosophies include deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation, retribution, restitution/restorative justice. These philosophies hold a different perspective of the victim and focuses on different areas of punishment. Deterrence is defined as the use of threat to deter someone from committing crime. There are two types of deterrence, general and specific. General deterrence focuses on crime prevention within the general population. This form of deterrence is set as an example for…

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    Four Goals Of Punishment

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    There are four purposes or goals of punishment in which a judge may consider when imposing a sentence on a convicted person. The four purposes or goals of punishment are Retribution, Deterrence, Incapacitation, and Rehabilitation. The imposing judge may consider on goal or a combination of goals when sentencing a convicted person. Retribution is punishment inflicted on a person who has infringed on the rights of others and so deserves to be penalized. The severity of the sanction should fit…

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    Cesare Baccaria

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    If the cost of committing the crime is low and the reward is high, crime will more than likely to occur according to this theory. Deterrence comes from a swift, and severe, punishments which will discourage people from committing crime (Cullen, Agnew, Wilcox 2014). General deterrence focuses on the prevention of crime by making examples of specific criminals. The individual is not the focus of the attempt at behavioral change, but rather receives punishment…

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    great britain. During the 19th century THe death penalty was dramatically changed. Around this time the death penalty started to lose popularity. The states no longer committed public punishment. A lot of them were done in private. A punishment for deterrence has been a prime goal for ages. It works but it should only be applied the worst…

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    important concerns: purposes of punishment, determinate and indeterminate sentencing, and mandatory minimum sentences. The foundation of sentencing changes its purpose over time. There are five purposes of criminal punishments such as retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, incapacitation, and restoration. Retribution is offenders receive punishments “that they deserved based on the seriousness of their criminal acts.” (Lippman, 2014) In other words, it is a philosophy of “eye for an eye” as…

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    Three Strikes Law

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    Therefore, if the punishment is too severe, humans will not commit crimes. In theory, the three strikes law acts as a general deterrence, affecting other’s will to commit crimes. The three strikes law achieves part of the goal of punishment for the utilitarian approach, it controls the actions of the offender and deters others from committing crimes (specific and general deterrence). However, the utilitarian approach also states that punishment should rehabilitate the offender. Punishment should…

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    fine or group administration to capital punishment, there's no broad concession to how the courts ought to rebuff if the individual is liable. Maybe they're five unique sorts of philosophical rule that aides the sentencing in the United States: deterrence, rehabilitation, retribution, incapacitation, and restoration. These can vary in imperative ways, some vibe strain discipline ought to fit the wrongdoing perpetrated, yet others trust that the discipline ought to fit the criminal. These points…

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    years. In this essay, I will concentrate on murder convicts and argue that the death penalty is non-excessive on the grounds of retributivism and general deterrence. This form of punishment is in line with the concept of proportionality as the criminal deserves to be punished in proportion to the severity of the crime and the marginal deterrence produced is also proportional to the seriousness of the crime. A fundamental requirement of retributivist justice is making the punishment fit the…

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    been executed rarely, yet many consider cruel and unusual. The topic of these forms of punishment is very controversial, in that these forms of punishment cannot be distributed fairly. One can also question if these forms of punishment serve as deterrence to crime or retribution for society? Many states in America have taken their stand against the death penalty, specific example, and removed this form of punishment as state law. Being that…

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    Hammurabi Punishment

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    eye.” While these may be two of the biggest arguments against the death penalty there are also ones that state that the death penalty does not deter criminals from committing the same crime while several other studies show that it is a suitable deterrence for crime. Several states have already abolished the death penalty. Alabama is one of the thirty-one states that still impose the death penalty. Alabama law or Title…

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