Theories of Punishment in Penology and Victimology

The theories of Punishment explained in criminology and used in penology

1. H T PUNIS EORIES OF MENT Velika D’Souza URK20CR1071

2. INTRODUCTION What Is ‘ Punishment ’?

3. I nherent to criminal justice. Punishment was used to tame the barbaric, as well as primitive tendencies of the public. It was used  to maintain a fear in the minds of the public

4. TYPES OF PUNISHMENT Retributive Theory Deterrent Theory Pre ventive Theory Reformative T heory

5. 1. Retributive Theory Also known as ‘Theory of Vengeance’ Most basic yet inconsiderate theory Based on the doctrine Lex Talionis – ‘An Eye For an Eye’

6. 2. Deterrent Theory Aim: Prevent the criminals from attempting any crime or repeating the same crime in future Creating fear by establishing an example for an individual or the whole society by punishing the criminal The deterrent theory of punishment is utilitarian in nature.

7. 3. Preventive Theory Aim: Preventing potential crimes by incapacitating the criminal Analogous to Deterrent Theory Bentham, Mill, Austin of England substantiated this theory

8. Classification By instilling the fear of punishment; By disabling the criminal, permanently or temporarily, from committing any other crime; By way of reformation and/or re-education .

9. 4. Reformative Theory Idea: Hypothesis Strategy of Individualization Regardless of whether a wrongdoer perpetrates a wrongdoing, he doesn’t stop to be a person

10. CONCLUSION “Let go of a hundred guilty, rather to punish an innocent”