Punishment-concepts of punishment

Question 1

what are the 5 elements of punishment

Answer 1

• must involve pain or something considered unpleasant
• must be due to an offence against the law
• must be actual/supposed offender for their offence
• must be intentionally administered by human beings other than the offender
• must be administered by an authority constituted by a legal system against which the offender is committed.

Question 2

must involve pain or something considered unpleasant

Answer 2

“The Skinner Box”

Do something bad and get a negative reinforcement

Question 3

must be an actual/supposed offender for their offence

Answer 3

Aversion therapy
People gets scared when violence occurs due to prison life
Do we still punish those that almost break the law but get caught first?

Question 4

what is aversion therapy

Answer 4

dog salivates when sees food
bell rings when dog sees food
dog salivates when bell rings

Question 5

must be intentionally administered by human beings other than the offender

Answer 5

when a killer kills a murderer, he kills him intentionally but not with the intention of punishing him

Question 6

must be administered by an authority constituted by a legal system against which the offence is committed

Answer 6

e.g. parents,
court of law
police officers
teachers