Review Questions
Answer the study questions numbered 1-5 on page 344. (Minimum 2-pages, typed, and double spaced)
1. Define punishment using the elements provided by Leiser.
2. What are the three different objectives or approaches to prevention? Explain some issues with each.
3. How would Bentham defend punishment? Contrast that position with Kant's position.
4. What are the criticisms of the supermax prison? Compare them to the Supreme Court's definition of cruel and unusual punishment.
5. What are the arguments for and against private prisons?