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    a sentence. General factors like the age of the convicted and the heinousness of the crime committed matters as well. When a criminal is sentence it is reasoned by retribution‚ deterrence‚ incapacitation‚ or rehabilitation. One of the types of sentences that can be given to a criminal can be in the form of retribution. Retribution can also be seen as saying an eye for an eye for example if a kid is caught stealing a candy bar from a convenient store then the punishment may be that they have to

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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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    set out as devious acts. In the United States‚ acts of deviant behavior has been a social issued surrounded with controversy. Punishments for those who have been found guilty of devious behavior are dealt with within four types of punishment: retribution‚ deterrence‚ rehabilitation‚ and societal protection. These four forms of punishment are what the American society use in an attempt to cease crime. Justification is required for the practice of punishment within the United States. Often times

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    Amy Tweedie Week 3 “The Inferno” “The Inferno” is an epic poem following the journey of Dante a mortal man who was guided through the many circles of Hell. Through his experiences he learns that divine retribution is pure justice of God; for all the punishment the tormented souls endure in Hell corresponds to whatever sins they have committed in life. Every circle in hell has an assigned punishment for the corresponding sinners within them. At the beginning of Dante’s journey he was horrified

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    and that would make the world even worse than it is already. In the purpose of sentencing‚ there are four fundamental philosophies. Those are retribution‚ deterrence‚ incapacitation‚ and rehabilitation. Retribution is the philosophy

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    The criminal system has four ways to justify punishment. Retribution‚ deterrence‚ rehabilitation‚ and social protection are ways in which punishment is justified. Each of the four has its own style of punishment together with its own pros and cons for each Citizen. By definition‚ retribution can mean an act with a moral vengeance on how society will make an offender suffer the same amount of suffering as the crime itself. Retribution has been playing a role in society since the beginning of

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    released from prison early. So‚ I am here today to talk about the one simple thing that could have stopped this horrific crime: capital punishment. Retribution. Incapacitation. Deterrent. These words are aimlessly thrown around when discussing custodial sentencing‚ but none of them are effective. How did the victims of this crime have any sort of retribution? More importantly‚ more often than not‚ criminals are released from prison early‚ how

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    Theories of Justice Compare and contrast each of the three theories of justice Provide illustrative examples of each theory Write a conclusion identifying your preferred theory of justice along with your rationale for choosing the theory Retribution (Deserts Theory) This theory states that people should be punished only if they have done something to deserve it‚ and only to the extent to which it is deserved. This theory is only concerned with the past‚ which means it supports punishment only

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    are many rationales‚ goals and principles of sentencing. The four traditional goals are: retribution (deserved punishment)‚ deterrence‚ incapacitation‚ and rehabilitation. According Clear‚ Cole‚ and Reisig (2013)‚ “Sentencing and correctional policies may be carried out in such a way that no one goal dominates or‚ in some cases‚ that justice itself is not demonstrably served” (p. 66). Retribution Retribution is punishment that fits the crime that someone has committed. Many people in our society

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    Goals of Sentencing

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    Goals of Sentencing There are five goals of sentencing: punishment‚ deterrence‚ incapacitation‚ rehabilitation‚ and restitution. Punishment‚ also called retribution is society’s way of getting revenge on a criminal for the harm they have caused. Retribution is society’s way of getting revenge or feeling like they got even with a criminal. In society a crime not only harms the victim of a crime‚ but society as well. A criminal’s injurious actions may outrage society as a whole. This creates the

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