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Crime and punishmentType and aims of punishment

Explore what the Church teaches about morality, ethics and decision-making. What are the causes of crime and the aims of punishment? Should the death penalty be permitted or not?

Part of Religious StudiesGood and evil - Unit 1

Type and aims of punishment

Different methods are used to punish criminals for their offences. Each punishment is associated with different aims.

PunishmentAim
Prisondeterrence/reformation
Electronic taggingdeterrence
Finesretribution
Community servicereformation/retribution
Capital punishmentdeterrence
Probationreformation
PunishmentPrison
Aimdeterrence/reformation
PunishmentElectronic tagging
Aimdeterrence
PunishmentFines
Aimretribution
PunishmentCommunity service
Aimreformation/retribution
PunishmentCapital punishment
Aimdeterrence
PunishmentProbation
Aimreformation

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