CRM 1301 Study Guide - John Stuart Mill, Jeremy Bentham, Absolute Monarchy
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Primary rules of punishment: the punishment must outweigh the profit of the crime, the greater the mischief the more pain the punishment must account, the administering of punishment must be such that if given the choice between two offences the lesser would be chosen, punishment must be calibrated to the seriousness of the offence to for deter crime magnitude increased, punishment should never be in excess of what is necessary, each offence of similar gravity should be punished equally, where punishment falls short in certainty it must be increased in, where punishment falls short in proximity to the crime it must be, where the offender displays habits the punishment must be increased to account for any possible passed offences. Criminals are distinguished from non criminals by multiple physical anomalies. Ciminaloid occasional criminal, criminal by passion, circumstance, environment. All people are born with certain inalienable rights. They are life, liberty, and the the right to own property.
