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Classical criminology placed great emphasis on punishment beinga deterrent to criminal behavior. Is that the belief of thecriminal justice system? Do we punish known offenders to deter themor society from wanting to commit crime? Or is there anotherpurpose for punishment? Beccaria and Bentham indicated the need fora balance between pleasure and pain. Why not make all crimespunishable by death? Would that not be the ultimate deterrent?(Answer in about 300 words)

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Eye for eye tooth for tooth was the earlier criminologys aim which has drastically changed in its intensity of punishing crimes but it still insists on punishments for crimes When civilization progressed and more humanistic approaches emerged societies thought of criminal justice system considered prisons as a place to get themselves transformed and prison officers started    See Answer
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