Indeed it is. The retributive approach focuses on the other components that are relevant to the punishment process and moral code of society such as the past actions of the offender, the nature of the criminal act in question, and being held accountable for the harm caused. Society assumes to be actively involved in the retributive approach as the utilitarian approach attempts to isolate the problem. Although the utilitarian approach aims to prevent future crime, by functioning to maintain the safety of the public, it does so in a very rigid fashion. That is, even if the means to prevent future crimes or doing the ‘greater good’ results in mass incarceration and imprisoning of innocence rather than focusing on the reduction of crime (Bank
Indeed it is. The retributive approach focuses on the other components that are relevant to the punishment process and moral code of society such as the past actions of the offender, the nature of the criminal act in question, and being held accountable for the harm caused. Society assumes to be actively involved in the retributive approach as the utilitarian approach attempts to isolate the problem. Although the utilitarian approach aims to prevent future crime, by functioning to maintain the safety of the public, it does so in a very rigid fashion. That is, even if the means to prevent future crimes or doing the ‘greater good’ results in mass incarceration and imprisoning of innocence rather than focusing on the reduction of crime (Bank