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What is the utilitarian view of punishment?

April 26, 2017Punishment utilitarian view

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What is the utilitarian view of punishment?

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Utilitarianism does not accept that the “guilty” deserve “punishment” – it views punishment as a prima facie evil since it involves the infliction of harm. This harm can be justified if it has greater benefits in terms of maintaining order in the community, or similar, but the utilitarian position is that if punishment is not justified by utility then it is not justified at all.