Thus, for a punishment to be truly effective, the offender must consider it legitimate and must therefore recognize his reprehensible act. Additionally, there must be a social bond between the state and the offender and, more importantly, the offender must be sincerely sorry and ask for forgiveness (Sherman, 1993). In other words, according to the article by Wenzel, Okimoto, Feather and Platow, the offender must accept the punishment (2008). Finally, the state is responsible for rehabilitation and repair of any damage (Kurlychek, 2011,