Timeline for What impact would a society that had no imprisonment have on the people in it?
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| Aug 31, 2016 at 18:31 | comment | added | HDE 226868♦ | @Brythan I had been trying to ignore retribution altogether, actually. | |
| Aug 31, 2016 at 6:05 | comment | added | Brythan | You seem to be conflating two of the four roles of imprisonment: deterrence and retribution. Deterrence is to prevent people from committing crimes, as they want to avoid the punishment. Retribution is to prevent extra-legal punishment, as people allow the state to impose punishment rather than imposing one of their own. | |
| Aug 31, 2016 at 2:07 | history | answered | HDE 226868♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |