Author Question: How did imprisonment develop as a punishment? What will be an ideal ... (Read 18 times)

altibaby · **on:** Aug 17, 2018

How did imprisonment develop as a punishment?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

On the continent of Europe during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the ________ sentence was used to lengthen the sentences of dangerous criminals for protective detention after they had served their original sentences.

Fill in the blank with correct word.

Chelseyj.hasty · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: Under Roman law, imprisonment was illegal. Under English law, imprisonment became a means of
holding an accused person for trial, but not for punishment. Banishment from the country was also
widely used. Today, imprisonment has become more the norm, replacing revenge, maiming, and
castration. The isolation theory found favor in keeping the convict away from society (and the victim).

Answer to Question 2

Answer: indeterminate