Chapter Two: Justifications of Punishment

Learning Objectives

This section will discuss the justifications of punishment. It will go through the six different punishments along with their definitions and the goals that each was created to accomplish within them. After reading students should be able to:

  1. Identify the six Justifications of Punishment 
  2. Be able to define each individually 
  3. Define the goal of each punishment 
  4. Identify the cost and benefits 

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