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Something got left off the list, unless "retribution" is supposed to cover it. When people see crimes go unpunished, they form lynch mobs. An unsatisfied angry

• luma 6y ago
  That's exactly what "retribution" covers, a sense that justice has been done for the victims and the community. Rehabilitation: should be obvious, nordic countries are well known for prioritizing this. Deterrence: again obvious, as noted elsewhere imprisonment has been found to be a poor deterrent in studies but the concept remains as a political argument in favor of harsher sentencing. Incapacitation: keeping the public safe by preventing dangerous individuals from having the ability to endanger others. and Retribution, which we just discussed above.
  • runarberg 6y ago
    > Rehabilitation: should be obvious, nordic countries are well known for prioritizing this. Only on paper (or more accurately as a self delusion). E.g. Iceland still uses excessive solitary confinement, even though it has shown to have negative rehabilitating effects and is under every definition a form of torture. The fact that the Icelandic prison system still engages in torture suggests that they are still in the retribution camp of punishment. I don’t know about the other Nordic countries but I wouldn’t be surprised to hear similar stories from there.
  • souprock 6y ago
    I often get the sense that people see retribution as inherently evil, barbaric, and unfit for civilization. That doesn't match up well with the prevention of lynch mobs. It's plainly evil and uncivilized to create conditions conducive to the formation of lynch mobs.