crime punishment

Cards (2)

  • If a crime cannot be prevented, then the next step is to punish it. There are 4 suggestions as why punishments may be necessary or desirable.
    1. Deterrence
    2. Inpacitation
  • If a crime cannot be prevented, then the next step is to punish it. There are 4 suggestions as why punishments may be necessary or desirable.
    1. Deterrence: Publically punishing offenders will discourge potential offenders from committing crime
    2. Inpacitation: Protecting society from offenders
    3. Rehabilitation: Changing offenders behaviour
    4. Retribution: Satisfy societies vengence