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    Punishment Philosophies Abstract The processes by which justice is applied are determined largely by proposed punishment philosophies. These express various concerns and arguments regarding appropriate sentencing and treatment. The philosophy of rehabilitation dominates the proceedings of juvenile courts‚ and is heavily scrutinized at an adult level‚ or when the criminal behavior of juveniles continues to accelerate‚ but

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    rehabilitation‚ probation‚ and parole‚ or the administrative system by which these are effectuated. There are various types of punishment in the field of corrections. Firstly‚ Retribution can be seen as the idea that an offender should be punished for their wrongdoings or in other words “the punishment should fit the crime”. A perfect example of an application of this philosophy applied in contemporary correction for example the death penalty. The death penalty in the United States is mostly served on

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    Punishment In Plato’s The Republic‚ Socrates has many conversations with people in order to further understand concepts such as justice and the way things are ideally supposed to be done. When I think about justice the definition that comes to mind is: the administration of a just action because of an unjust or immoral act being done by a human or group of humans. The issue of proper punishment has also been discussed in those conversations with Socrates and his peers. There must be a punishment

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    Whilst retributivist views punishment as ethnical principles‚ which are morally justified because it is deserved and it is inherently right that the guilty suffer for their wrongdoings‚ others such as utilitarian’s‚ view punishment as beneficial consequences in that it reduces occurrences for further crimes. Punishment may reduce the rate of bad acts through fear‚ by discouraging those contemplating criminals acts‚ or through moral education; the salutary effect of punishment on the moral personality

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    Philosophies of Punishment: Retribution David A. Gonzales California State University‚ Fullerton According to the book‚ Criminal Law and Punishment‚ written by Joel Samaha‚ the characteristics of punishment include pain or unpleasant consequences‚ punishment prescribed by the law‚ punishment administered intentionally and punishment administered by the state (Samaha 22). The two sole purposes of punishment are prevention and retribution. The five philosophies of punishment

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    Five Main Goals 1 Five Main Goals of Punishment In criminal justice there are five main goals of punishment. These goals are retribution‚ deterrence‚ rehabilitation‚ restoration‚ and incapacitation. Punishment is almost like revenge to those who have disobeyed the law. Retribution is defined as getting even with the perpetrator. Victims of a crime are unable to take things into their own hands and punish the perpetrator‚ that is where the state steps in and punishes them for the victim.

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    Individual Punishment Philosophy Paper Robert J. Lawson CJS/220 April 13‚ 2014 Steven J. Weber There are four types of punishment philosophies that are used in the court system. Deterrence Theory is often used as a goal to deter criminal sentencing by placing fear in the criminal of the punishment they could receive. This particular theory is to try and rationalize with the criminal of how freedom from jail could be beneficial to them oppose to receiving jail time for the crime

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    Philosophies of Punishment CJUS 263 Professor D. Chise unknown 2/27/2014 How many times have we watched the news and the headline story involves a man being arrested for a violent crime? And let’s say that the crime is forcible rape. Our first thoughts are‚ “Oh man‚ they need to castrate that joker!” or “They need to put that guy in the same cell with Big Bubba!” Don’t lie! We have all had those thoughts. We especially take offense if the crime involves a child‚ an elderly person‚ or

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    This assignment will provide an overview of the main justifications for punishment and essentially discuss the moral and political arguments for and against punishment. A constant theme that will run throughout will be the Utilitarian philosophy of punishment. Utilitarianism is forward-looking and therefore seeks to prevent the reoccurrence of crime. This is generally achieved through Deterrence‚ Rehabilitation and Incapacitation with all too some extent playing a vital role in the criminal justice

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    The five traditional goals of punishment are the following retribution‚ deterrence‚ rehabilitation‚ restoration and incapacitation. Each of these punishments reflects features of criminal punishment. In the retribution goal the punishment is imposed by a sentencing judge. It is intentionally given as way to get back at the offender and offer some closure to the victim. The offender is given notice and an attorney is made available. The punishment to the offense is thought to be equal to the offense

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