Open AccessTheories Of Punishment: Changing Trends In Penology
Author(s) -
S. D. Shelke,
Jyoti Dharm
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and advanced technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2249-8958
DOI - 10.35940/ijeat.f1225.0986s319
Subject(s) - penology , punishment (psychology) , criminology , compensation (psychology) , economic justice , retributive justice , sociology of punishment , duty , corporal punishment , state (computer science) , criminal justice , political science , sociology , law , psychology , social psychology , criminal law , computer science , prison , algorithm
From the ancient time it is the fundamental duty of the state to protect its citizens. The quantum of punishment used to be based on the theories of punishment. It has been observed in the modern times with the advent of administration of justice that there has been a shift from traditional punishments to the new trending concern of victimology. The focus is now on the victim’s plight and giving him fair justice and compensation. This paper contains various theories of punishment and the elaboration of whether it’s effective in modern times.