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Philosophies of Punishment

Richard R. E. Kania

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The philosophical orientation toward punishment that one favors often is derived from how one perceives crime and the criminal, and what it is that one hopes to achieve by punishing someone. Various aims for punishment have been pursued: retribution, deterrence, reform, rehabilitation, and reintegration among them.

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The philosophical orientation toward punishment that one favors often is derived from how one perceives crime and the criminal, and what it is that one hopes to achieve by punishing someone. Various aims for punishment have been pursued: retribution, deterrence, reform, rehabilitation, and reintegration among them.

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The philosophical orientation toward punishment that one favors often is derived from how one perceives crime and the criminal, and what it is that one hopes to achieve by punishing someone. Various aims for punishment have been pursued: retribution, deterrence, reform, rehabilitation, and reintegration among them.

Key concepts: Punishment (psychology), Deterrence (psychology), Retributive justice, Criminology, Sociology of punishment, Psychology, Rehabilitation, Political science

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