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desert principle

name

Etymology

From desert (“a just punishment or reward”).

Definitions

  1. The concept that offenders should be punished according to how blameworthy they are.

    • In that sense, the model represents a compromise: the basic structure of the penalty system is shaped by the desert principle, but crime-control considerations are given some scope in the choice of the individual offender's sentence.
    • Bedau contends that the desert principle has no mode of measurement to determine the degree of harm implicated by […]
    • The desert principle is clearly unrelated to the demands of social control, rehabilitation, or reintegration.

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