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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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    which of the following influence strategies? Retribution Value congruence Reciprocity Altruism Reason Reciprocity 4. According to communication accommodation theory‚ if an individual alters his or her communication style to become more similar to their communication’s partner’s‚ this is an example of: Speech accommodation Divergence Convergence Convergence 2. A senior colleague at work is trying to influence you by using retribution. How might you most effectively neutralise this

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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 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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    Criminals By Daniel L. McGivern There are four main philosophical reasons surrounding the purpose of sentencing criminals. Retribution is of the main reasons and is the philosophy that is the criminal’s punishment that shall be determined on the severity of the crime that has been committed. The retribution philosophy goes by the Old Testament which states “eye for an eye.” Deterrence is also another reason. The basis of deterrence is its effectiveness that a criminal

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    standpoint whereas others look at it from a criminal standpoint. Both sides of the death penalty will be viewed in this paper so that we will have a better understanding of it. Some of the main key points that will be discussed are deterrence‚ retribution‚ incapacitation‚ and cost. When looking at the death penalty from a positive standpoint‚ you have to rely on the punishment aspect of the crime. According to Seiter (2011)‚ the death penalty is a deterrent and that executing a few people saves

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