The basis of criminal punishment that is used by the court systems today came from the foundation that was laid down by the ancient Greek and Roman philosophers. The foundation of punishment is to have the punishment be harsh enough to deter a repeat offense, and also to deter other individuals from the population from performing the same offense. However, when comparing the punishments of ancient times to the forms of punishments in the modern …showed first 75 words of 496 total…

…showed last 75 words of 496 total…When making a comparison of ancient punishments to modern punishments, it is difficult to make any concise comparisons of each. The ancient forms of punishments were harsh and quick, while the modern punishments involve a given amount of time in prison, and/or community service. When compared to power of deterrence of ancient times, it is no wonder that modern times have so many repeat offenders and such a large quantity of crimes being committed.