Question 02- Retribution and Deterrence as Rationales of Crime Prevention

Question 02- Retribution and Deterrence as Rationales of Crime Prevention

Introduction

Retribution and Deterrence are the legal terms, which are considered as rationale for the criminal punishment. These terms are understood as synonyms for each other, however they differ strictly (Golash, 2005). In this section, we will study the difference between these two terms with respect to their features and we will study the positive and negative effects of both the concepts.

Discussion

Deterrence is the preventive measure that stops an individual to practice something wrong. It stops a person to commit a wring thing. ...