Setting aside this specific case, have you ever wondered why we legally punish people? There are many possible answers, all under dispute. First, some people favor punishment as a form of deterrence.

What is the purpose of punishment? Seriously, I’m curious. I suppose it breaks down into two broad categories: it teaches the person punished not to transgress laws, and it is used as an example to ...

The grandfather of a toddler that fell through an open window on a cruise ship last summer has been charged with negligent homicide in the toddler’s death, according to the Puerto Rican Department of ...

The central purposes of the death penalty, according to its proponents, are retribution, deterrence, and incapacitation. 123 None justifies the execution of persons with mental retardation. For the ...

Behavioral psychology says that punishment is an ineffective motivational tool, because its effects are only temporary. While punishment may suppress undesirable behavior temporarily, it fails to ...

The grandfather of a toddler that fell through an open window on a cruise ship last summer has been charged with negligent homicide in the toddler’s death, according to the Puerto Rican Department of ...

The grandfather of a toddler that fell through an open window on a cruise ship last summer has been charged with negligent homicide in the toddler's death, according to the Puerto Rican Department of ...