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This 5 page paper talks about deterrence, restorative justice, retribution, rehabilitation and social control. Punishment is thoughtfully evaluated in terms of which ideology appears most important. No bibliography.
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added bonus for a punishment in that to some extent it is a karmically correct action that also makes victims feel good, that is not the most important reason to
provide punishment. Probably the most important reason for punishing offenders, and putting them through the prison system is deterrence. A deterrent effect is essentially the lack of crime committed simply
due to the fact that the punishment exists. If for example someone wants to rob a bank, the fact that doing such a deed and getting caught will definitely lead
to a long stint in prison is enough to deter most people from committing that crime. Of course, the deterrent effect does not work in all cases. For instance, many
crimes of passion, including murder, occur when someone is "out of their mind" and not thinking clearly. Similarly, many drug crimes occur because someone is addicted to a substance and
not thinking clearly, or because the criminal is too young to really evaluate the detriments of their action. That said, deterrence is probably the best reason for implementing punishment, because
without laws on the books there would obviously be no deterrent effect. An example of why deterrence is so important is that if there were few laws on the books,
there would be anarchy. People would basically do whatever they wanted. They might rape the girl down the block, steal from the corner store or commit insurance fraud. While certainly
it is hoped that the people would not go wild without strong laws on the books, the fact is that there are many scams that are in progress at any
given time. These include scams from stealing money from older Americans to defrauding insurance companies. Operatives are to some extent professional criminals, but can be ordinary people. Doctors, lawyers and
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