Desert, Retribution, and Torture
Desert, Retribution, and Torture By Stephen Kershnar
2002 | 216 Pages | ISBN: 0761821538 | PDF | 9 MB
2002 | 216 Pages | ISBN: 0761821538 | PDF | 9 MB
On some accounts, punishment is justified by the good results that it brings about. In particular, punishment deters, incapacitates, and may, in some cases, rehabilitate criminals. On a retributivist theory, punishment is not justified on the basis of these desirable results, but rather on the fact that the wrongdoer has done something that deserves punishment.