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> "The purpose of a fine for doing something illegal is supposed to be corrective." that's almost certainly not true. a fine is primarily a deterrent, and fail
by clairity 8y ago
> "The purpose of a fine for doing something illegal is supposed to be corrective."
that's almost certainly not true. a fine is primarily a deterrent, and failing that, is punitive. it's not corrective (or restorative), because it doesn't "correct" anything.
an example of corrective action is a burglar being required to return/replace stolen items.
- paulgrant999 8y agos/deterrant/punitive/corrective/coercive/g. fixed that for you.
- cannonedhamster 8y agoPunitive actions are meant to correct the aberrant behavior by acting as a deterrent. The end goal of anything in criminal justice is to make the victim whole, and if that is not possible to deter future crimes of that type. This is why there are limits to how cruel we are allowed to be, as cruelty for vengeance sake is no more effective than is securing an individual who is very likely to continue their behavior.