How Much Punishment Is Deserved? Two Alternatives to Proportionality
When it comes to the question of how much the state ought to punish a given offender, the standard understanding of the desert theory for centuries has been that it should give him a penalty proportionate to his offense, that is, an amount of punishment that fits the severity of his crime. In this a...
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MDPI AG
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Philosophies |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9287/7/2/25 |