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Criminal Law Brody Acker Summary

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Before class began we were assigned to read the first chapter of our book “Criminal Law” by Brody Acker. As I read the assigned chapter it made me think about why criminals are punished for their crimes. Most everyone would agree that they are punished simply because they deserve it, however the book made me realize that there is a bigger purpose to punishment. Making examples out of criminals who have broken the law will detour some others from committing crimes. It scares some because they have seen what could happen to them if they are caught. Another purpose of punishment is keeping innocent people safe by locking away criminals. The purpose of punishment was the most interesting topic for me because it made me realizes that punishment
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