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shame penalties  

Definition

  • Punishment today is a private affair. Wrongdoers are assigned probation, fined, or sentenced to prison outside of public view, “behind the scene.” This has not always been the case. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Shame Penalties]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-G1TZ28NG-7

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