The Retributive Theory of Punishment: A Brief

The Retributive Theory of Punishment: A Brief

Punishment is one of the most effective instruments that have been widely used all over the ages to prevent social disorder, chaos and crime. It might not be wrong to say that the very objective of punishment is to balance the repercussion of a criminal act of an offender. Antony Flew, HLA Hart and Stanley […]

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Deterrence Theory as a Theory of Punishment

Deterrence Theory as a Theory of Punishment

Introduction – History is a witness to the fact that when the crime rate proliferates in society punishments are introduced to curb them. It has been clearly evident that punishments have always been instrumental to stop the crime rate and restore public order. Punishment can be defined as the hardships imposed on an individual in […]

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