Which of the Following Best Defines Equality Retributivism

question 605

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best defines equality retributivism?

• A) The principle that the punishment for an action should be distributed equally among those guilty of the action in question.
• B) The principle that punishments should produce a degree of suffering in the criminal that is equal to that endured by the victim.
• C) The principle that the punishment for an action should be proportional to the severity of the crime that has been committed.
• D) The principle that murderers always deserve a punishment as severe and final as the crime that they, themselves, have committed.

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