Alternatives
Some alternative penalty systems exist which are not primarily punitive in nature, but instead concern the effect of the punishment on the sanctioned offender, or alternatively on society. These systems provide remediation that might not be strictly reflective of the original offense. For example, many modern penal systems are designed to be correctional or rehabilitative in practice.
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Famous quotes containing the word alternatives:
“The last alternatives they face
Of face, without the life to save,
Being from all salvation weaned
A stag charged both at heel and head:
Who would come back is turned a fiend
Instructed by the fiery dead.”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)
“Clearly, society has a tremendous stake in insisting on a woman’s natural fitness for the career of mother: the alternatives are all too expensive.”
—Ann Oakley (b. 1944)
“The literal alternatives to [abortion] are suicide, motherhood, and, some would add, madness. Consequently, there is some confusion, discomfort, and cynicism greeting efforts to “find” or “emphasize” or “identify” alternatives to abortion.”
—Connie J. Downey (b. 1934)