LAW 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: John Stuart Mill, Suspended Sentence, Conditional Sentence
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Crim in a l j u s tic e. P rohibition: p rohibits ce rta in a cts in the na me of public interest". Thought to be in public inte re s t to dis coura ge pe ople from doing the m. P unis hme nt: impos e s punis hme nt whe n the s ta te prove s tha t thos e a cts a re committe d. Ide a tha t prohibition mus t be a ccompa nie d by s a nction to e mpha s ize the importa nce of prohibition with s e rious cons e que nce s. Civil: wrong a ga ins t a nothe r pe rs on. Crimina l: wrong a ga ins t s ocie ty. Crime is a bre a ch of s ocia l contra ct tha t is not pros e cute d for individua l re me dy.
