Meaning of desert principle | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Examples

“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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