Question

Which of the following is not a legitimate social goal of the criminal law? enforcing social control encouraging revenge expressing public opinion and morality deterring criminal behavior

Answer 1

The correct answer of the given question above would be the second option: ENCOURAGING REVENGE. The option that is not a legitimate social goal of the criminal law is the encouraging of revenge. Encouraging revenge would not settle any criminal acts, but rather, it would just worsen the current situation. Everything should undergo due process.