Assertion: punishment | /r/CapableOf | fit the crime
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text: Seriousness of a crime; Punishment fits the crime [ edit ]
text: Federal and state lawmakers were free to impose punishment on convicted criminals without concern for whether the punishment fit the crime.
text: The concepts of “just desserts” and “let the punishment fit the crime” are other ways to describe this theory, in which justice is seen in terms of fairness and proportionality.
text: Unlike retribution, which demands that the punishment fit the crime, rehabilitation tailors treatment to each offender.
text: The state that chooses to exercise the power of life and death over its citizenry must be certain it has done all it can to assure that it is punishing the right person, that the punishment fits the crime, and that everyone, regardless of class or status, has had an adequate, vigorous defense.
text: The punishment fit the crime.
text: Punishments that "fit the crime" are designed to give this awareness.
text: The punishment must fit the crime