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A sentence has always a correcting, an deterring, a protecting and a vengeance component. (Not very educated on law though. That's what I learned in my mandator
by fwn 8y ago
A sentence has always a correcting, an deterring, a protecting and a vengeance component. (Not very educated on law though. That's what I learned in my mandatory philosophy of law class as an undergrad long ago.)
- maxxxxx 8y agoThe US is very heavy on protecting and vengeance. There is no interest in correcting and it seems harsh sentences don't deter much either.
- dragonwriter 8y ago> A sentence has always a correcting, an deterring, a protecting and a vengeance component. No, those are among the different theories of the function(s) of criminal punishment. It is not the case that every criminal sentence incorporates all four as elements.