The Purpose Of State Punishment

The purpose of state punishment.

We live in the 21th century, when the people can make not only good things and the punishment sometimes are not the best ways to cope with crimes. In some countries they have own laws and sometimes inhumane things and it is called state punishment. So the state punishment has its own advantages and disadvantages.

First of all, state sentences is right one, because they encourage people to follow the law. For example, before committing a crime, citizen think about the consequences. It helps to return to the path of peace and teach the citizens that a bad example should not be followed. Many of people are in jail because of cruel crimes as raping, mugging, burglary, sexual harassment, child abuse.