Just Desert

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Danielle D

 

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March 17, 2015

 

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The term is actually applied to both good and bad deeds. However, according to criminal justice it is mostly applied to the bad deeds of criminals, the courts generally don’t reward for admirable behavior. I believe if you commit a crime, you should be held accountable for that crime. To my understanding just desert is a theory that a criminal sentence should be punishment for the offender's specific crime, rather than a deterrent for future bad behavior...
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To my understanding just desert is a theory that a criminal sentence should be punishment for the offender's specific crime, rather than a deterrent for future bad behavior. The laws should be designed in a way that the punishment will fit the specific crime committed. According to Thielmann & Wenzel, just desert is a philosophy of justice whereby a criminal offense is viewed as lowering the victim or community's status or power relative to the offender, which requires a degradation of the offender to redress the moral balance (Thielmann & Wenzel, 2006)...
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