Problem: Please read and review the objectives of criminal law below, and respond to each question below.
The objectives of criminal law are: 1) to protect persons and property, 2) to deter criminal behavior, 3) to punish criminal conduct, and 4) to rehabilitate criminals.
Protecting persons and property is often said to be the ultimate goal of all civilized societies, but what priority should the other three objectives be given?
If punishment is emphasized, will that also serve to deter?
What are appropriate punishments? What is an appropriate standard for determining that a criminal has been rehabilitated?
How should that standard be met, that is, how should a criminal be rehabilitated (if education is the means, for example, should prisons become trade schools and colleges)?