How should we punish offenders?

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08/18/2008

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Table of Contents How should we punish offenders? Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction.
  2. A common justification for offender punishment.
  3. Insight into the psychological aspects of offender punishment.
  4. The utilitarian theory.
  5. Arguments of Auld (1986) and Burr (1987).
  6. The severity of punishment model.
  7. The retribution theory.
  8. The deterrence theory models.
  9. Conclusion.

Abstract

Criminological debate has propounded polarised theorem as to the most efficacious method to punish offenders within the criminal justice system. Whilst academics agree on the concept of "punishment" as a necessary means they "disagree on the underlying reason that makes punishment appropriate and a justified response to social norm violations." (Carlsmith & Daley., 2002, p.284). however, from a moral perspective, the underlying question regarding punishment is clearly unanimous in asking "what justifies the infliction of punishment on people?" (Carlsmith & Daley., 2002). One line of argument propounds that the punishment's primary purpose is to pay back harm caused as retribution for past crimes (Darley, Sanderson & LaMatnia, 1996; Kahneman, Schkade & Sunstein, 1998; Rossi, Waite, Bose & Berk, 1974); others claim that the central purpose is to prevent or reduce future crimes (Jeremy Bentham 1962); thereby implementing two diverging and broad justifications for the use of punishment of offenders.

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pencil image Preet L.  
Level :Advanced Study : International law School/University : Reading University, College of Law London

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