Jon'a F. Meyer
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Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Rutgers University. Her contributions to SAGE Publications's Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment (2002) formed the basis of her contributions to Britannica.
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Retributive justice, response to criminal behaviour that focuses on the punishment of lawbreakers and the compensation of victims. In general, the severity of the punishment is proportionate to the seriousness of the crime. Retribution appears alongside restorative principles in law codes from the…
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