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- The concept of retributive justice has been used in a variety of ways, but it is best understood as that form of justice committed to the following three principles: (1) that those who commit certain kinds of wrongful acts, paradigmatically serious crimes, morally deserve to suffer a proportionate punishment; (2) that it is intrinsically morally good—good without reference to any other goods that might arise—if some legitimate punisher gives them the punishment they deserve; and (3) that it is...
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Retributive justice, response to criminal behaviour that focuses on the punishment of lawbreakers and the compensation of victims. In general, the severity of the punishment is proportionate to the seriousness of the crime.
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Jun 18, 2014 · The appeal of retributive justice as a theory of punishment rests in part on direct intuitive support, in part on the claim that it provides a better account of when punishment is justifiable than alternative accounts of punishment, and in part on arguments tying it to deeper moral principles.
This kind of theory is also known as retributivism, because it characterizes punishment as deserved retribution for a moral wrong. According to retributivists, those who break the law commit a moral wrong.
Jun 18, 2014 · The idea of retributive justice has played a dominant role in theorizing about punishment over the past few decades, but many features of it—especially the notions of desert and proportionality, the normative status of suffering, and the ultimate justification for retribution—remain contested and problematic.
Retributive justice contrasts with other purposes of punishment such as deterrence (prevention of future crimes), exile (prevention of opportunity) and rehabilitation of the offender. The concept is found in most world cultures and in many ancient texts.
We discuss possible evolutionary origins of retributive justice, move on to more reflective philosophies of punishment prevalent in societal discourse, and discuss psychological underpinnings of individuals’ adoption of particular philosophies or goals of punishment.
Jan 20, 2023 · Besides punishment, one of the main reasons behind recent interests in retributive justice (and in theories of punishment more generally) is also its normative implications for criminalization – on what, for example, should or should not be criminalized (Moore 1997; Alexander and Ferzan 2009).
