Justifications for Punishment Quiz

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What was the form of punishment in primitive days?

Courts
Written laws
Personal vengeance (correct)
Redress

What is commonly believed to be the lesson punishment gives to the offender?

Reformation
Deterrence (correct)
Protection
Retribution

When did the justification of protection as a purpose of punishment come into existence?

Alongside personal vengeance
During primitive days
After prisons were fully established (correct)
Before written laws

What is the latest justification of punishment?

Reformation (D) Signup and view all the answers

What allowed the victim of a crime in primitive days to obtain redress in the way he saw fit?

Absence of written laws and courts (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the main objective of Proclamation No. 51 issued on January 28, 1948?

To grant amnesty to those who collaborated with the enemy during World War II (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of Proclamation No. 767 issued on June 21, 1948?

To extend amnesty to leaders of the Hukbolahap and Pambansang Kaisahan ng mga Magbubukid (PKM) (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the common objective of both Proclamation No. 51 and Proclamation No. 767?

To provide protection to individuals who have changed their hostile attitude towards the government (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of Proclamation No. 51 issued on January 28, 1948?

To grant amnesty to those who collaborated with the enemy during World War ll (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of Proclamation No. 767 issued on June 21, 1948?

It extended amnesty to leaders of the Hukbolahap and Pambansang Kaisahan ng mga Magbubukid (PKM) (D) Signup and view all the answers

What were the objectives of Proclamation No. 51 issued on January 28, 1948?

To pardon those who committed crimes against the security of the State and had voluntarily surrendered with their arms and ammunitions (D) Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Punishment in Primitive Days

In primitive days, punishment took the form of revenge, where the victim of a crime was allowed to obtain redress in the way they saw fit.

Justification of Punishment

In the past, punishment was believed to give the offender a lesson.
The justification of protection as a purpose of punishment emerged later.
The latest justification of punishment is rehabilitation.

Proclamations

Proclamation No. 51 (January 28, 1948)

The main objective was to establish a national law enforcement agency.
The main purpose was to create a centralized police system.
The objectives were to improve law enforcement and maintain peace and order.

Proclamation No. 767 (June 21, 1948)

The significance was the reorganization of the national police force.
The common objective of both Proclamation No. 51 and Proclamation No. 767 was to strengthen law enforcement.

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Test your knowledge on the justifications for punishment throughout history and in modern times. Explore the concepts of retribution, deterrence, and protection as motivations for punishment.