PSYC 3402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Meta-Analysis, Shoplifting, Treatment And Control Groups
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Retribution: when an offender causes harm by breaking a law, society has right/duty to inflict harm in return. Just deserts, eye for an eye: no concern for outcome, duty to administer justice (whatever the effect) Incapacitation: control crime by removing ability/opportunity, restricts freedom to act, prevents (or displaces) crime in the short term, but, an expensive way to reduce crime. Increasing prison population by 25% would reduce crime rates by 1% (tarling, 1993) Deterrence: punishment as a route to rehabilitation, specific deterrence. Affect the behavior of the specific individual (ex: through incarceration: general deterrence. Kind of like using someone as an example when putting them in jail: absolute deterrence. Punish it so much no one does it anymore: restrictive deterrence. People commit robbery b/c so much punishment for b&e. Theft under 5000$ = probation under 6 months. B&e and theft over 5000$ (x11)- more than 1 year secure custody. Cannot simply examine re-conviction rates from different sentencing options.