Exam 15: Punishment: Justifications and its Role in the Evolution of Justice

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According to Durkheim, repressive justice offers a balance between helping to calm moral outrage on one hand, and exciting the emotions of empathy and sympathy on the other.

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Traditional justifications of punishment include:

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Kant maintained that human beings are differentiated from other animals in that they are commanded by:

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According to research presented in the text, criminal behavior and number of sexual partners were ___________ related.

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Contrary to Kant, Michael Zimmerman considers retribution to be:

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Which of the following is the application of painful stimuli in response to some norm violation committed by the person receiving the painful stimuli?

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Which of the following is a principle stating that a moral act is objectively necessary "in itself" regardless of any further end?

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Which of the following is suggested to be the basis for detecting cheats?

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Incapacitation:

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Consequentialism:

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Punishment in modern societies is characterized by:

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Emile Durkheim saw crime and punishment as central to social life and viewed deviance as being necessary for social solidarity.

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First-party punishment involves:

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Specific deterrence:

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According to the text, forgiveness tit-for-tat can be useful for the purpose of reconciliation and reintegration into the community.

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