- Punishment exceeding what is necessary to protect the public is unjust - Suspects must be given time and the means to prepare a defense (due process)

- Greatest good for the greatest number - Let the punishment fit the crime - Pleasure/pain principle - Panopticon

Social Contract Flashcards by Claire Dufourd

Purpose of the State

It exists to serve its citizens and can only exercise authority given by said citizens

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Definition

A contract that exists between the State and its citizens

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Cesare Beccaria

Punishment exceeding what is necessary to protect the public is unjust
Suspects must be given time and the means to prepare a defense (due process)

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Jeremy Bentham

Greatest good for the greatest number
Let the punishment fit the crime
Pleasure/pain principle
Panopticon

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Social Contract Flashcards

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