PAYBACK
(Retribution)
(Retribution)
This principle argues that punishment should match the moral severity of the crime.
"Eye for an Eye"
What is retribution?
The death penalty guarantees that a violent heinous offender can never do this again.
What is harm others?
This emotional outcome is easier to reach when the offender receives the death penalty.
What is closure?
The Death penalty is the only punishment proportional to the crime.
What is premeditated murder punishment?
Prison violence occurring when offenders are on life sentence.
What is inmate on inmate violence or violent offences correctional officers?
Families feel that justice is incomplete when the offender keeps this?
What is their life?
This term describes the idea that society has a moral duty to punish the worst offenders.
What is moral proportionality?
Offenders continue to run gangs or order hits from prison, showing that life sentences don’t always provide this.
What is complete incapacitation?
This ethical term refers to the belief that punishment should reflect the seriousness of the harm done to the victim.
What is proportional justice?