Re:A Billionaire and a Nurse Shouldn't Pay the Same Fine for...
by perpetualpatzer on Friday March 16, 2018 @10:33AM
(#16600908)
Your third argument for punishment is "punishment"? Did you mean something else there?
I think the US criminal justice system frequently does make an effort to compensate victims where doing so is straightforward and a necessary part of "unwinding" the crime. For example, someone convicted of wire fraud typically forfeits their ill-gotten gains and where possible, those funds typically go to the victims.
There is a broader concept of criminal restitution, though you're right, more frequently, making amends to victims happens on the civil side.
I think the US criminal justice system frequently does make an effort to compensate victims where doing so is straightforward and a necessary part of "unwinding" the crime. For example, someone convicted of wire fraud typically forfeits their ill-gotten gains and where possible, those funds typically go to the victims.
There is a broader concept of criminal restitution, though you're right, more frequently, making amends to victims happens on the civil side.