The purpose of punishment is the goal that the national judicial organs hope to achieve when applying punishment to criminals. Western criminal law scholars mainly have three theories about the purpose of punishment: retribution punishment theory, purpose punishment theory and eclecticism. The theory of retribution punishment claims that the purpose of punishment is retribution or revenge for crime. The objective punishment theory advocates that the purpose of punishment is to educate and reform criminals, prevent crimes and defend social security.

First, the purpose of punishment.

L, punishment theory. It is believed that the purpose of punishment is to limit and deprive criminals of their freedom and rights, make them feel pressure and pain, and thus prevent crimes from happening.

2. Transformation theory. People think that the purpose of punishment is not revenge or punishment, but to reform criminals and make them turn over a new leaf through punishment.

3. Prevention theory. The purpose of punishment is to defend society, including general prevention and special prevention.

4. Double prevention theory. It is believed that the punishment in our country has the purpose of punishing criminals and educating and reforming criminals.

5. The theory of three purposes. One of the purposes is to punish and prevent crime; The second purpose is general prevention; The third purpose is to educate the broad masses to strengthen the concept of obeying the law and actively fight against criminals.

6. Preventing and eliminating crimes.

7. Fundamental purpose and direct purpose. Its fundamental purpose is to prevent crime and defend society; The direct purpose is to punish crimes, uphold justice, deter criminals and social instability, restrain their criminal thoughts, reform criminals and make them consciously abide by the socialist legal order.

8. Dualism. The purpose of punishment is the binary unity of retribution punishment and prevention punishment.

9, the new fundamental purpose and direct purpose. It is believed that the fundamental purpose of punishment is to protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens and social order, and to ensure the smooth progress of Socialism with Chinese characteristics. The direct purpose of punishment is to prevent crime, including special prevention and general prevention.

Legal basis:

Introduction to the purpose of punishment and its realization: the advantages of retribution theory and teleology are very obvious, and the disadvantages and deficiencies are also obvious. Therefore, in order to develop their respective advantages and overcome their respective shortcomings, scholars in western countries put forward the compromise theory of penalty purpose. Eclecticism holds that eclecticism can be divided into different categories, based on retribution or utility.