Penological And Preventive Principles, With Special Reference to Europe And America;
Penological And Preventive Principles, With Special Reference to Europe And America;
Tallack, William, 1831- [from Old Catalog]
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Advantages op Equitable Fining. As a substitute for imprisonment, in certain cases, the infliction of Fines possesses several advantages. It obliges the offending person to make compensation to the State, or injured party, entirely at his own expense, €uid not at that of the honest tax-payer. Nor does its operation pre- clude its subject from continuing his ordinary exertions for the maintenance of himself and family. The chief objection to this mode of punishment, 8ks now inflicted, consists i...n its arbitrary nature, by reason of the penalty being a definite sum of money, to be imposed irrespectively of the pecunifioy position of the offender. Hence the rich and poor are often inequitably dealt with in this matter, precisely because of the nominal equality of the imposition. A more just and efficient principle might be found in taking as a standard, for at any rate certain classes of fines, the amount of a man's income, as indicated by his Balarv. waores. or ordinarv assesamenf. for taxation and Digitized by VjOOQ IC 282 Penological and Prerentwe Principks.
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