BALANCING THE HARMS: The Ethics of Sentencing and Punishment

Laurie A. Gould; Daniel J. Lytle

doi:10.4324/9781003342885-13

BALANCING THE HARMS: The Ethics of Sentencing and Punishment

Laurie A. Gould, Daniel J. Lytle

Criminal Justice & Criminology

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Abstract

This chapter examines the purposes of criminal sentencing and punishment including deterrence, incapacitation, retribution, and rehabilitation. A variety of issues will be explored including, disparities in criminal punishment and sentencing, the role of prediction in the assignment of criminal penalties, and whether allowing inmates to earn "good time" is a good sentencing policy. Additionally, the unintended consequences of an overreliance on prisons for punishment are also explored.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Justice, Crime, and Ethics, 11th Edition
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	174-194
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	9781000823608
ISBN (Print)	9781032379760
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003342885-13
State	Published - Jan 1 2023

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Desert
Deterrence
False Negative
False Positive
General Deterrence
Hedonistic Calculus
Incapacitation
Proportionality
Punishment
Rehabilitation
Retribution
Specific Deterrence
Truth in Sentencing

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