Christians support vindication as they belive the law needs to be upheld.
They also believe crime prevention (deterence) and the need to work towards removing causes of crime; this includes proverty, unempoloyment and bad social conditions.
Christians belive the most important aim of punishment is reform.
Most christians also believe that the offenders should repent and recive both punishment and forgivness.
'If your brother sins rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.' - Luke 17:3
They do not support retribution.
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Hindu responses to the aims of punishment
Hindus believe in:
Detterance
Retirbution
Protection
Reformation
They expect the law to protect people from criminal activities.
Punishment depends of the varna (caste)
The threat of being relegated to a lower caste in either this life or the next is a strong deterrent for Hindus.
Hindus emphasise the need to reform of they will recive negitive karma.
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Muslim response to the aims of punishment
Punishment in islamic societies is designed to deter people from breaking the law, often achived through public humiliations.
The aim is to ensure the law is repsected - vindication
Muslims hope that offenders will repent, reform and seek forginess for Allah and their victems. (Not in all muslims countries)
'As to the theif, male or female, cut of their hands: a punishment by way of example."(Qur'an 5:38) - retiribution
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