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Which of the following is not an advantage of retributive theory?
Option: 1
Emphasis on Proportional punishment
Option: 2
Retributive punishments send out a message that only those who deserve punishment should serve it.
Option: 3
Not meting out to punishment is unfair to victims and society alike.
Option: 4
There exists concepts like mercy and pardon
Answers (1)
Retributivist theory focusses on punishment to only those who ‘deserve’ it. Unlike deterrence theory, an innocent can never be punished. According to it if the perpetrators of crime are allowed to walk free or pay money and escape punishment, that would mean that they have not committed any wrong. Hence the correct option is d.
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