Part 3 reads more as just plain revenge rather than a nebolous “justice”
Also not all outcomes that come from law fit into the category of punishment. For some things you might not be quilty of a thing but you might still be liable for it. Comparing a negative outcome from such a thing to punishment is probably fruitful and interesting but it might be a separate thing.
Consistency
Defining crimes and punishments are pretty null and void if they don’t come to pass in individual cases. Sometimes a edgecase comes in that would seem by case-by-case judgement to not be bad but because of avoidance for ex post facto the law can be fixed to only let similar future cases walk. Prejudice by judges and juries could make singled out ethnicities
Service
Prison sentences can be used to allow the convict to be subject to increased mental health and drug addiction resources. While restoration is about counteracting the casts negative consequences this is about counteracting the convicts own bad state. Cycles of poor conditions can be broken by targeting the most needed. Suspension of other rights (freedom of movement etc) can aid in the effectiveness of these and the bar to bring in the “heavy guns” might be need to be met.
Absolving/Scapegoating
Fighting against the evils of the world might make you feel like you have done the days work. Dark aspects of yourself might be externalised into others and rejected via hateful actions. If you can prevent or fix it, showing scorn might serve a psychological function. If one is running a military nation but has criminalised murder one can trick to think oneself to be more peaceful.
Part 3 reads more as just plain revenge rather than a nebolous “justice”
Also not all outcomes that come from law fit into the category of punishment. For some things you might not be quilty of a thing but you might still be liable for it. Comparing a negative outcome from such a thing to punishment is probably fruitful and interesting but it might be a separate thing.
Consistency
Defining crimes and punishments are pretty null and void if they don’t come to pass in individual cases. Sometimes a edgecase comes in that would seem by case-by-case judgement to not be bad but because of avoidance for ex post facto the law can be fixed to only let similar future cases walk. Prejudice by judges and juries could make singled out ethnicities
Service
Prison sentences can be used to allow the convict to be subject to increased mental health and drug addiction resources. While restoration is about counteracting the casts negative consequences this is about counteracting the convicts own bad state. Cycles of poor conditions can be broken by targeting the most needed. Suspension of other rights (freedom of movement etc) can aid in the effectiveness of these and the bar to bring in the “heavy guns” might be need to be met.
Absolving/Scapegoating
Fighting against the evils of the world might make you feel like you have done the days work. Dark aspects of yourself might be externalised into others and rejected via hateful actions. If you can prevent or fix it, showing scorn might serve a psychological function. If one is running a military nation but has criminalised murder one can trick to think oneself to be more peaceful.