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Consequentialism/utilitarianism correct answers All about the consequences, "how will this most benefit the community," forward looking MAXIMIZE HAPPINESS
Deontology/Kantianism correct answers intrisctically justified, someone deserves punishment
Punishment correct answers infliction of suffe...
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Consequentialism/utilitarianism correct answers All about the consequences, "how will this most
benefit the community," forward looking MAXIMIZE HAPPINESS
Punishment correct answers infliction of suffering (hard treatment), intentional,
purposeful/reactive
Theory of punishment correct answers how punishment should be used and who "deserves"
punishment
Utilitarian theory of punishment correct answers punishment is justified if it maximizes
happiness/ good consequences are necessary and sufficient for punishment
Retributivist theory of punishment correct answers negative desert is necessary and sufficient for
punishment/ wrong doers intrinsically deserve to suffer for their wrong
Mixed theory of punishment correct answers negative desert and good consequences from
punishment/ without both would be unjustified
General deterrence correct answers everybody
Specific deterrence correct answers individual deterrence
Incapacitation correct answers a mechanism of punishment/ should only be used on dangerous
criminals (BARNETT)
Rehabilitation correct answers means could be harsh of gentle, the goal is to change the persons
tendencies to make choices
lex talonis correct answers "eye for an eye," leads to intolerable punishment
Expressive content of crime/punishment restitution correct answers punishment vindicates the
victim/ the wrongdoer deserves to suffer therefore the punishment is the restitution of the crime
Pure restitution correct answers goal is to compensate the victim of the crime/ punishment is not
required only the repayment to the victim for their harm/losses
Punitive restitution correct answers meant for suffering/ still a punishing model/ designed toward
the person, if a fine is the punishment it would coincide with personal earnings/ NOT determined
by harm determined by ability to PAY
, Restorative justice correct answers restores to the victims, offenders, and communities/
repentance/ no punishment (degrading)/Process whereby all the parties with a stake in a
particular offence come together to resolve collectively how to deal with the aftermath of the
offense and its implications for the future
Wrong v. harm correct answers wrong is an action toward another/ harm is a property loss: a
wrong has the possibility to be righted/ a harm punishment cannot replace
Desert correct answers what an individual deserves
Principle of proportionality correct answers proportioning punishment of an individual to the
crime they committed
Sentencing conference correct answers conference of "who" and "what"/ includes a facilitator,
the victim, and the wrong doer/ a conference is set up to discuss how the wrongdoer will be
sentenced
Problem of innocents correct answers utilitarians can reason punishing the innocent for the
greater good/ retributivist object to punishing the innocent because of desert
Actus Reus correct answers the physical act
Mens rea correct answers mental state at the time of the crime, "guilty mind"
Knowledge requirement (for mens rea) correct answers the individual must know they're doing
the wrong and be aware at the time they're committing the act it is wrong
Willful blindness correct answers as good as knowledge
Strict liability correct answers actus reus is the element of the crime/ state of mind doesn't matter
Justification correct answers (not guilty) act was not wrong/ ex. Self-defense/ this act was not
criminal
Exculpating excuse correct answers (not guilty) the act was wrong, but I am not blameworthy
Mitigating excuse correct answers (guilty) act was wrong, but I am not fully blameworthy
Affirmative defense correct answers "I did what the prosecution claims, but there are others
relevant facts"
Provocation defense correct answers not purely the case of "excuse"/ not purely "justification"
defense
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