reasons

What are the 4 reasons why punishments are carried out?

• Retribution

• Rehab

• Incapacitation

• Deterrence

What is deterrence?

• Using punishment to put people off committing a crime

What’s an example of deterrence?

• Prison

• Fines

• Death penalty

What is the aim of rehab?

• Using punishment to change people’s behaviour

What’s an example of rehab?

• Prison

• Community sentences

What’s the aim of retribution?

• Making someone pay or suffer for their crime

What’s an example of retribution?

• Death penalty

• Fines

What is the aim of incapacitation?

• Removing the conditions that make it possible for a person to commit crime

What’s an example of incapacitation?

• House arrest

• Prison

• Amputation