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What are the main purposes of criminal law?
What are the main purposes of criminal law?
- Deterrence, which includes specific deterrence (punishment of the offender) and general deterrence (example to others).
- Retribution
- Incapacitation of dangerous offenders
- Rehabilitation of offenders
- Restoration of victims (or the community)
- Attainment of uniformity in sentencing .
- In some societies, there is also a religious aspect to punishment.
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