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      Punishment for crimes may have some purposes:
      - Retribution: felons harmed society, so society sees itself entitled to inflict felons harm in return.
      - Deterrence: punishments threat people from committing crimes.
      - Incapacitation: felons are held in prisons and thus cannot commit more crimes.
      - Rehabilitation: punishments aim to change felons so that they would be able to be accepted back to society.
      - Restitution: felons are required to take action which purpose is to partially compensate victims for the injustice that they suffered.

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