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On some accounts, punishment is justified by the good results that it brings about. In particular, punishment deters, incapacitates, and may, in some cases, rehabilitate criminals. On a retributivist theory, punishment is not justified on the basis of these desirable results, but rather on the fact that the wrongdoer has done something that deserves punishment.Kershnar, Stephen is the author of 'Desert, Retribution, and Torture' with ISBN 9780761821533 and ISBN 0761821538.
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