Retribution, Which Is Something Done to an Offender as Payback

question 30

Multiple Choice

Retribution, which is something done to an offender as payback or vengeance for a crime or act he or she committed, or a form of balancing scales in response of wrongdoing, is often referred to as what?

• A) The rotten apple syndrome
• B) Deterrence
• C) Just deserts
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

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