Predictable Punishments

Self-Enforcing Cooperation with Graduated Punishments∗

Case studies of self-enforcing cooperation in repeated interactions usually find that the punishments inflicted on deviators are mild to start with, and increase only if there is evidence of persistent deviation. We model this using a combination of imperfect monitoring and asymmetric information in a one-sided prisoner’s dilemma. Call the player with the temptation to cheat player B, and the o...

disproportionate punishments as human dignity violating punishments

disproportionate punishments are punishments passed or enforced without considering the criteria of proportionality, namely the criteria of harm done, the absolute or relative seriousness of crimes, the kind of committed crime and offender characteristics, the degree and kind of victim culpability. considering the penological aims, such as retribution, rehabilitation, deterrence and securing so...

Predictable semiautomata

We introduce a new class of nondeterministic semiautomata: A nondeterministic semiautomaton S is predictable if there exists k ≥ 0 such that, if S knows the current input a and the next k inputs, the transition under a can be made deterministically. Nondeterminism may occur only when the length of the unread input is ≤ k. We develop a theory of predictable semiautomata. We show that, if a semia...

The Right to Protection against Cruel and Unusual Punishments

The academic plagiarism and its punishments - a review

Currently there is an increase in the occurrence of plagiarism in varied types of academic texts. Therefore, in agreement with the Brazilian Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) policies, Brazilian higher education institutions should establish guidelines for the detection and inhibition of academic plagiarism. However, the notion of plagiarism is extremely complex,...