Examining the retribution or Just Deserts Rationale for Imprisonment and Other Forms of Punishment
The Harper government has undertaken several initiatives to increase the length of prison sentences—such as increased minimum sentences—apparently based on the retributive theory of punishment. It has never explained what the theory is, nor how it arrived at the new terms of imprisonment.
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