Retributive justiceWhat is retributive justice? It is a criminal justice system based on punishing offenders rather than rehabilitation. According to our notes, this is the oldest meaning of the word justice. Others see it as an “eye for an eye” or “get even” approach. Justice should not be limited to avenging crimes and misdemeanors. Retributive justifications for punishment have largely stood the test of time. Kant's view on retributive justice is that punishment itself has a broader purpose. The demonstration of respect for free and equal agents. Another interpretation he had was that law in general, and criminal law in particular, is an instrument of social power intended to maintain a condition of greatest possible freedom for each individual. Retribution can be seen as an implication of arguments about the distribution of punishment. Justice does not do justice to crimes and offenses. It is about the management of a society as a whole in daily civil affairs; as well as the most dramatic criminal problems. When it comes to justice, the distribution of privilege and power is equally important. The retributive balancing act holds that the offender's suffering is justified because it maintains justice over time. The whole idea of ​​retributive punishment is that it restores, rectifies and repays the crime. Over time, it will lose its intelligibility. Aristotle argued that we should repair or equalize past injustices. He called this rectification righteousness. The essential idea of ​​rectification is the need to maintain justice over time. In our justice system, we punish an offender after the crime has been committed. In our country, more than 6.7 million adults, or 3.1% of the adult population, are behind bars, middle of paper......or death. I don't think this punishment is reasonable. Our justice system must get its act together before seizing any member of society. Works Cited Adams, Joseph Q. “Retributive Prepunishment.” Social Theory and Practice 39.2 (2013): 213-222. Religion and Philosophy Collection. Internet. April 21, 2014. Armor, Marilyn. “Restorative justice: some facts and history”. Tikkoun 27.1 (2012): 25-64. Religion and Philosophy Collection. Internet. April 21, 2014. Landa, Dimitri. “On the possibility of Kantian retributivism”. Utilitas 21.3 (2009): 276-296. Religion and Philosophy Collection. Internet. April 21, 2014.RYBERG, JESPER. “Retributivism and Resources”. Utilitas 25.1 (2013): 66-79. Religion and Philosophy Collection. Internet. April 21, 2014.Solomon, Robert C. Introducing Philosophy, “A Text with Integrated Readings.” New York: Oxford University Press. 2005. Print.