Date of Award
2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
Dr. Stephen Simon
Second Advisor
Dr. Claudio López-Guerra
Abstract
What makes a punishment just or unjust is a familiar topic that the public and scholars alike recognize as an important question. Many factors are involved in conversations surrounding the just length of sentences, but this paper will specifically investigate two central questions: First, what makes a punishment just, and second, what role does a principle of proportionality play in thinking about just punishment.
Recommended Citation
Mecklenburg, Emma, "Defending the Role of a Principle of Proportionality in Just Punishment" (2024). Honors Theses. 1752.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses/1752