Address the important difference between repressive law and restitutive law

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: In small, traditional societies, the collective conscience, or society’s shared norms and values, is extremely strong. When deviance occurs, these societies engage in repressive law marked by harsh physical punishment of deviants. In contrast, because the collective conscience is weaker in larger, modern societies, these societies deal with deviance through restitutive law marked by an interest in restoring relationships to their previous state. Restitution, such as payments to aggrieved parties, becomes a primary punishment.

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a. negotiated b. Alford c. conditional d. changing

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What will be an ideal response?

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