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What 3 purposes does criminal sentencing serve?

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(1) It removes the offender from society so that they cannot re-offend and be a continuing threat to society .
(2) It MAY give them the opportunity to rehabilitate themselves.
(3) It serves as a deterrence against others thinking aobut committing criminal acts.

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