answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Punishment is not always the issue. Criminals can be imprisoned to protect society, fined to repay the damages they caused or made to work to better society (public service).

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: How does the government punish the guilty?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Who in the government can punish?

I am not sure what your question is asking, but the judicial branch and the justice department can punish.


Is it true that choughs hold courts for their guilty individuals and punish them?

some times . i think they use to do that . i think there all kinds of jails.


What does government enact to encourage certain behaviors and punish others?

Laws


The quote Where any slave shall be guilty of running away it shall be lawful such slave to punish by whipping cropping or branding came from what?

The quote "Where any slave shall be guilty of running away, it shall be lawful for any person or persons to apprehend and deliver such slave to the owner, and that the said owner shall have full power and authority to get, or recover, his said slave by proving his property" was from a 1705 Virginia colonial law called the Virginia Slave Code. It was one of the early legal codes that regulated the institution of slavery in the American colonies.


Americans who just criticize their government are not guilty at this crime?

Treason


What person carries out the laws?

The laws are made by government officials. The power to carry out the laws are given to law enforcement officials, including police officers.


How does the prince intend to punish the guilty?

Prince Escalus is angered by the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues. He warns the families that future fighting would be punished by death.


Where any slave shall be guilty of running away it shall be lawful to punish by whipping cropping or branding What is the most likely source of this statement?

A slave code


Where any slave shall be guilty of running away it shall . . . be lawful . . . to punish by whipping cropping . . . or branding. What is the most likely source of this statement?

This statement is most likely from a historical document or law related to slavery in the United States, particularly in the 18th or 19th century when such punishments were common.


Can The US government can punish DoD personnel and contractors who engage in TIP overseas?

Yes


Womens husband is killed by her sister sister can't be punished why?

if the sisters are conjoined (siamese twins), then punishing the guilty sister would punish the innocent one too.


Why did the Mexican government think the Texans were guilty of treason?

The Texians (peoples not originally from Texas) were guilty of treason for declaring their independance from Mexico. Similar to how colonial Americans were considered to be guilty of treason by the Brittish.