Posted: May 18th, 2017
Theodore picked a fight at school and ended up hitting one of his classmates on the head with a piece of wood. The prosecutor says that Theodore should be sentenced to jail time “in order to pay for the serious bodily harm that he’s done.” In so arguing, which of the traditional purposes of punishment does the prosecutor appear to have in mind? a. Retribution. b. Deterrence. c. Incapacitation. d. Rehabilitation. e. Restitution
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