Legal theorist: Only two types of theories of criminal sentencing can be acceptableβretributivist theories, which hold that the purpose of sentences is simply to punish, and rehabilitationist theories, which hold that a sentence is a means to reform the offender. β βββββββββββββ ββββββ ββ βββ ββββββββββ ββββββ ββ ββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββββ ββββ βββ βββββββββ ββ β ββββββββββ ββββββ ββ ββββββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββββββ ββ βββ ββββββββ βββββββββββββ ββββββββ ββββ ββββ ββββ βββββββββ ββββββ βββββββ ββββββ βββββββββ βββ ββββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββ ββ βββββββ βββββββ βββββββ ββββ ββββββββββ βββββ ββββββ ββββββββ βββ ββ ββ ββββ βββββββ ββββ βββ βββββββ ββββββββ
If a theory of criminal sentencing is acceptable, it must be (1) retributivist, OR (2) rehabilitationist.
If a retributivist theory is acceptable, then it MUST conform to the principle that harshness should be proportional to seriousness.
Retributivist theories that hold criminals should get longer sentences for repeat offenses do NOT conform to the principle that harshnes should be proportional to seriousness.
Retributivist theories that hold criminals should get longer sentences for repeat offenses are NOT acceptable (because they violate the principle of proportionality).
Which one of the following βββ ββ ββββββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββ βββββ ββββββββββ βββββββββββ
No rehabilitationist theory βββββ ββββ βββββββββ ββ ββββββββ ββ ββ ββββββββββ βββββ ββ ββββββ ββββ βββββββββ
Reforming a repeat ββββββββ βββββββββ ββββββββ ββββββ ββββ ββββββββ ββββββ βββββββββ βββ βββ ββββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββ βββ βββββββ ββββββββ
Any rehabilitationist theory ββββ βββββ ββββ βββββββββ ββββββ βββββββ ββββββ βββββββββ βββ ββββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββ ββ βββββββ βββββββ ββ ββ ββββββββββ βββββββ
All theories of ββββββββ ββββββββββ ββββ βββββββ ββ βββ βββββββββ ββββ βββ βββββββββ ββ β ββββββββββ ββββββ ββ ββββββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββ βββ βββββββββββ
A theory of ββββββββ ββββββββββ ββββ βββββ ββββ βββββββββ ββββββ βββββββ ββββββ βββββββββ βββ ββββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββ ββ βββββββ βββββββ ββ ββββββββββ ββββ ββ ββ ββ β βββββββββββββββββ βββββββ