PSYC 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Meta-Analysis, Psychopathy, Substance Abuse
15 Nov 2017
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Imposition of a legal sanction on persons convicted of an offence. Judges give the sentence, not the jury. Denunciation: show the world that these actions are not acceptable. General deterrent: stop society from committing the crime * Speci c deterrent: stop the person from committing another crime * Rehabilitation: x the ways of the criminal so that they can offer more to the society and be able to t in once they reenter their community. Reparation: pay stolen money back, repair damage . Promote responsibility: claim responsibility for illegal action. A sentence must be proportionate to the gravity of the offence: seriousness of the offence should be equal to seriousness of the sentence. A sentence must be proportionate to the responsibility of the offender: if someone is too young or mentally ill or only played a small part in the crime, they wouldn"t get the full sentence.
