The Ethics of Punishment

action appear attempt authority become believe better capital punishment cause Chapter character Christian claim committed concerned condemnation condition consequences conviction court crime criminal criticism danger death deed deterrent distinction doubt educational effect enemy Ethics evil example existence experience expression eyes fact fear feel further give given ground guilt hand Hence hold human indignation individual inflicted influence judge judgment justice kind least less limited London Lord means ment mental merely mind moral motive murder natural never object offender once opinion pain particular penal penalty perhaps person possible practice prevent principle prison question quoted reason recognize reform regarded respect responsible retributive rule says seems sense sentence simply social society suffering suggests symbolic theory thing treated true whole wrong wrongdoer wrongdoing