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what are the 5 elements of punishment

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  • must involve pain or something considered unpleasant
  • must be due to an offence against the law
  • must be actual/supposed offender for their offence
  • must be intentionally administered by human beings other than the offender
  • must be administered by an authority constituted by a legal system against which the offender is committed.
2
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must involve pain or something considered unpleasant

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“The Skinner Box”

Do something bad and get a negative reinforcement

3
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must be an actual/supposed offender for their offence

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Aversion therapy
People gets scared when violence occurs due to prison life
Do we still punish those that almost break the law but get caught first?

4
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what is aversion therapy

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dog salivates when sees food
bell rings when dog sees food
dog salivates when bell rings

5
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must be intentionally administered by human beings other than the offender

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when a killer kills a murderer, he kills him intentionally but not with the intention of punishing him

6
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must be administered by an authority constituted by a legal system against which the offence is committed

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e.g. parents,
court of law
police officers
teachers