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 |
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| 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 | |
| State | Published - Dec 5 2022 |
Publication series
| Name | Justice, Crime, and Ethics, 11th Edition |
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UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Scopus Subject Areas
- General Social Sciences
Keywords
- Desert
- Deterrence
- False Negative
- False Positive
- General Deterrence
- Hedonistic Calculus
- Incapacitation
- Proportionality
- Punishment
- Rehabilitation
- Retribution
- Specific Deterrence
- Truth in Sentencing
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