Principles of Punishment Flashcards
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Punishment Definition
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- Sanction imposed by the state against a person who violated criminal law
2
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Types of Punishment
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- confinement
- fine
- death
- creative alternative punishment
3
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Justifications for criminal punishment
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- libertarian
- retributive
4
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Discrete Objectives of Punishment
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- retributive
- deterrence (general and specific)
- rehabilitation
- incapacitation
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Retribution
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- punishment imposed on the basis of what is justly deserved
6
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Deterrence
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- act or process of discouraging certain behavior by fear of punishment
7
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General Deterrence
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- discourage people (general public) from committing crimes
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Specific Deterrence
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Dissuade the specific offender from committing future crimes
9
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Incapacitation
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physically preventing the criminal from acting upon his destructive tendencies and committing other crimes
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Rehabilitation
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process of seeking to improve a criminals character and outlook so he can function in society without committing other crimes
