Describe the five goals of contemporary criminal sentencing discussed in this chapter. Which of these goals do you think ought to be the primary goal of sentencing? How might your choice vary with the type of offense committed? In what circumstances
might your choice be less acceptable?
What will be an ideal response?
Retribution is the taking of revenge upon an offender for his or her criminal act(s). Incapacitation seeks to deny a criminal the opportunity to commit an offense. Deterrence is the effort to prevent others from committing a criminal act similar to the one for which an offender is being sentenced. Rehabilitation is the effort to reform an offender. Restoration attempts to make the victim of a criminal act “whole again.” Many factors must be considered in determining the primary goal of sentencing. Among them are the prevailing public attitude toward crime and punishment and the severity of the crime for which the offender is being punished. Sentencing goals must be individualized for the crime and the offender. For example, it would be unjust to focus on retribution with a first offender convicted of committing a relatively minor property offense while emphasizing rehabilitation for a repeat offender convicted of a violent crime.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).