Most states in the U.S. which allow for the death penalty due so because of murder. Oct 18, 2020 Jan 9, 2019 by Editor in Chief. Punishment is a recognized function of all the states. Part 1: Utilitarian Justifications for Punishment Our first theoretical foray into punishment is the utilitarian perspective. There really are no advantages to corporal punishment or even bullying and verbal abuse. Hence, specific sentences were evolved for certain crimes or repeat offenses (Rank). In his book The Little Book of Restorative Justice, Zehr Howard (2002), illustrates that the central focus of retributive justice is offenders getting what they deserve (p. 30). Utility doctrine has further classified punishment as Preventive (Restraint), satisfactory (compensatory), reformative (Therapeutic or corrective), and deterrent.10 Retributive theory of punishment The goals of this approach are clear and direct. How should we punish? In other words, the reformers’ task was to make punishment self-evidently rational. Human civilizations have used the death penalty in their set of laws for over 4,000 years. Retribution is a backward‐looking theory of punishment. The theory in question also overlooks social advantages of deterrents. In addition, we will give voice to some major objections to the utilitarian theory. There are various theories of punishment which are retributive, deterrent, and reformative, preventive. schools agree punishment is essential but disagree in respect of its purpose. Page-3 3. In reality, it is difficult to match punishments and crimes, since there is no way to objectively calibrate the moral depravity of particular crimes and/or the painfulness of specific punishments. If there were not deterrents then how could psychologists and prison officers cope with the sheer numbers that would need help. What are the limits of punishment? Deterrence — the crime prevention effects of the threat of punishment — is a theory of choice in which individuals balance the benefits and costs of crime. Ideally, the harshness of punishments should be proportionate to the seriousness of crimes. The utilitarian authors will offer answers to such questions as: Why do we punish? Preventive (প্রতিশেধক) Theory The preventive theory is founded on the idea of preventing repetition of crime by disabling the offender through measures such as imprisonment, forfeiture, death punishment and suspension of license. As per this theory, the idea is to keep the offender away from the society. It is considered the just punishment for a person legally convicted of an action which is deemed a safety threat to society. As with the “retributive” theory the question of how long a punishment should be arises. In his 2013 essay, “Deterrence in the Twenty-First Century,” Daniel S. Nagin succinctly summarized the current state of theory and empirical knowledge about deterrence. 16 Advantages and Disadvantages of the Death Penalty and Capital Punishment. The death penalty, or "capital punishment" if one prefers a friendlier term, is the planned killing of an individual by a government or ruling entity in response to a crime. This is mainly because its advantage is that it gives criminals the appropriate punishment that they deserve. To administer justice, punishment is needed. Reformative theory thus presented punishment to offenders as being in their best interests, while utilitarian theory cast it as an impartial act of social necessity (Fitzgerald et al., Crime and Society, 1981: 52). One of the most controversial aspects of legal philosophy concerns the justification of specific punishments for particular criminal violations.