Types of punishment

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Deterrence
Punishment may prevent future crime from fear of further punishment.
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Rehabilitation
Reforming/re-educating offenders so they no longer offend
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Incapacitation
Removing the offender's capacity to re-offend, e.g, by execution, imprisonment
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Retribution
The idea that that society is entitled to take revenge for the offender having breached its moral code
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There are different justifications for punishment
they link to different penal policies.
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Card 2

Front

Rehabilitation

Back

Reforming/re-educating offenders so they no longer offend

Card 3

Front

Incapacitation

Back

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Card 4

Front

Retribution

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

There are different justifications for punishment

Back

Preview of the front of card 5

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