Society will often try and seek crime and punishment through a humanistic approach. Such a viewpoint often considers the human factors, and the perspectives of the victim, offender, and the community at large. Humanistic approaches to justice and punishment differ significantly from the retributive justice philosophy. These humanistic approaches are often called utilitarian justice. The basic premise of the utilitarian approach to justice is that punishment is intended to try and change a criminal’s behavior, so that they don’t repeat their offense. Utilitarian justice focuses on deterrence and rehabilitation. Deterrence works like in retributive approaches, where punishment for crimes are severe enough to deter potential offenders from breaking