CJ ST 241 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Restorative Justice, Death-Qualified Jury, New Approach
12 Apr 2017
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Punishment inflicted on a person who has harmed others and so deserves to be penalized. General: punishment of criminals that is intended to be an example to the general public and to discourage the commission of offenses. Specific: punishment inflicted on criminals to discourage them from committing future crimes. Deterrence assumes that all people think before they act. Depriving an offender of the ability to commit crimes against society, usually by obtaining the offender in prison. Selective incarceration: making the best use of expensive and limited prison by targeting for incarceration those individuals whose incapacity will do the ost to reduce crime in society. Goal of restoring a convicted offender to a constructive place in society through some form of vocational or educational training or therapy. Punishment designed to repair the damage done to the victim and community by the offender"s criminal act.
