Criminal Justice Theories
Title: Theories of Justice
Compare and contrast each of the three theories of justice
Provide illustrative examples of each theory
Write a conclusion identifying your preferred theory of justice along with your rationale for choosing the theory
Retribution (Deserts Theory) This theory states that people should be punished only if they have done something to deserve it, and only to the extent to which it is deserved. This theory is only concerned with the past, which means it supports punishment only because a crime has been committed. Retributive theory is focused on punishments being just and fitting the crime. Taking an eye for an eye is the most widely known retributive theory. A good example would be a judge giving a death …show more content…
A common example of restitution theory would be when a bank commits a crime. A bank cannot be imprisoned or otherwise physically punished in a retributive way, but the bank may be required to pay a fine as restitution for the crime.
Another example would be if your car is stolen, then the criminal who stole your car must compensate you with either returning the car stolen in the original condition it was in or the dollar value of the car.
Restitution (Compensation Theory) can satisfy both the Retributivist and Utilitarian Theories. With retributivist it takes in to the thought of not only the deserts of the criminal but also the victim. Restitution gives retributivist the ability to avoid criticism of punishment for punishments sake. When it comes to utilitarian, they see it as bringing about the possibility of more good consequences than locking up criminals for the rest of their
Compare and contrast each of the three theories of justice
Provide illustrative examples of each theory
Write a conclusion identifying your preferred theory of justice along with your rationale for choosing the theory
Retribution (Deserts Theory) This theory states that people should be punished only if they have done something to deserve it, and only to the extent to which it is deserved. This theory is only concerned with the past, which means it supports punishment only because a crime has been committed. Retributive theory is focused on punishments being just and fitting the crime. Taking an eye for an eye is the most widely known retributive theory. A good example would be a judge giving a death …show more content…
A common example of restitution theory would be when a bank commits a crime. A bank cannot be imprisoned or otherwise physically punished in a retributive way, but the bank may be required to pay a fine as restitution for the crime.
Another example would be if your car is stolen, then the criminal who stole your car must compensate you with either returning the car stolen in the original condition it was in or the dollar value of the car.
Restitution (Compensation Theory) can satisfy both the Retributivist and Utilitarian Theories. With retributivist it takes in to the thought of not only the deserts of the criminal but also the victim. Restitution gives retributivist the ability to avoid criticism of punishment for punishments sake. When it comes to utilitarian, they see it as bringing about the possibility of more good consequences than locking up criminals for the rest of their