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Explain the reasons for punishment after a defendant

has been convicted of a crime in our justice system

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The utilization of punishment is justified in terms of deterrence, retribution, or incapacitation. The deterrence position maintains that if the offender is punished, not only the offender by also those who see his example are deterred from further offenses.
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retribution, rehabilitation, deterrence, and incapacitation

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