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They're only linked insofar as they both use prisons as "weapons", i.e, undesirable places to be in.
by EMIRELADERO 4y ago
They're only linked insofar as they both use prisons as "weapons", i.e, undesirable places to be in.
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago> only linked insofar as they both use prisons as "weapons", i.e, undesirable places to be in They're linked in that "a sense of morality transcend[s] immediate self-interest and fear of punishment" [1]. Retribution links the justice system to our sense of morality. That deters crime. The research on punitive damages tends to be more clear-headed than anything I've read on criminal law in this matter [2]. (For example, punitive damages provide "aggrieved parties with an attractive substitute for revenge.") [1] https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/deterrence-versus-retribution-debate-meaning-punishment-policy https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/deterren... [2] https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1185&=&context=law_facpub&=&sei-redir=1&referer=https%253A%252F%252Fscholar.google.com%252Fscholar%253Fhl%253Den%2526as_sdt%253D0%25252C33%2526q%253D%252522retribution%252522%252Bmonkeys%2526btnG%253D#search=%22retribution%20monkeys%22 https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1185&...