In what ways do contemporary correctional sanctions achieve general deterrence? How should punishment be changed or facilitated in the future with the goal of preventing offending more widely?
The term 'double jeopardy' is sometimes used to express the notion that a person should not be punished twice for the same offence. Discuss one criminal justice sanction that carries an additional punishment after the formal punishment. Should we keep things that way? If so, how come? If not, why and how should things change?