Some purposes of official retribution include:
• to channel the retributive sentiments of the public into the political and legal systems. The intent is to deter people from resorting to See more

In all ancient legal systems, retribution for wrongdoing took precedence over the enforcement of rights. A sense of natural law demanded that a criminal should be punished with similar … See more

Retributive justice is of two distinct types. The classical definition embraces the idea that the amount of punishment must be proportionate to the amount of harm caused by the offence. A more recent version advocated by philosopher Michael Davis See more

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According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, retributive justice is committed to three principles:
• "Those who commit certain kinds of wrongful acts, … See more

Many jurisdictions that adopt retributive justice, especially in the United States, use mandatory sentencing, where judges impose a penalty for a crime within the range set by the law. … See more

Traditional alternatives to retributive justice have been exile and shunning. In pre-modern societies such sentences were often the equivalent … See more