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— is the suffering that is inflicted by the State for the transgression of a law.

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PENALTY

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Theories Justifying Penalty:

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  1. PREVENTION
  2. SELF DEFENSE
  3. REFORMATION
  4. EXEMPLARITY
  5. JUSTICE
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The State must punish the criminal to PREVENT or SUPPRESS the danger to the Stat e arising from the criminal acts of the offender.

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PREVENTION

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The State has a right to punish the criminal as a measure of SELF-DEFENSE so as to protect society from the threat and wrong inflicted by the criminal.

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SELF DEFENSE

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The object of punishment in criminal cases is to CORRECT and REFORM the offender.

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REFORMATION

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The criminal is punished to serve as AN EXAMPLE TO DETER OTHERS from committing crimes.

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EXEMPLARITY

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That crime mut be punished by the State as an act of RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE, a vindication of absolute right and moral law violated by the criminal.

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JUSTICE

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The Penalty Under This Code Has Three-fold Purpose:

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  1. RETRIBUTION OR EXPIATION
  2. CORRECTION OR REFORMATION
  3. SOCIAL DEFENSE
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The penalty is COMMENSURATE with the GRAVITY OF THE OFFENSE.

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RETRIBUTION OR EXPIATION

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as shown by the rules which regulate the execution of the penalties consisting in DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY.

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CORRECTION OR REFORMATION

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shown by its INFLEXIBLE SEVERITY to RECIDIVISTS AND HABITUAL DELINQUENTS.

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SOCIAL DEFENSE

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Penal laws shall have a RETROACTIVE EFFECT in so far as they FAVOR THE PERSON GUILTY OF A FELONY , who is not a ____________

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HABITUAL CRIMINAL

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