JB/141/013/001

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By way of supplement and on plan action to the first rate and to make sure of giving to the punishment the impunity over the offence, the three following rules may be laid down.

Rule 1. That the value of the punishment may outweigh the profit of the offence it must be increased in point of magnitude in proportion as it falls short in point of certainty.

Rule 2. Punishment must be further increased in point of magnitude in proportion as it falls short in point of proximity.

The profit of a crime is commonly more certain than its punishment, or what amount to the same theory appears to the offender. It is generally more immediate. The temptation to ofefnd is present, the punishment is at a distance. Hence there are five circumstances which weaken the effect of punishment, its uncertainty, and its distance.

Suppose the profits of a crime equal to an amount of money starting, suppose the chance of punishment is 1 to 2. It is clear that if the punishment supposing that it were to take place is not more than an amount of starting starting, its effect when a man's mind

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Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	141	Main Headings	rationale of punishment
Folio number	013	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f10 / / f11 /
Penner	richard smith	Watermarks	[[watermarks::edward wise 1824 [britannia with shield emblem]]]
Marginals		Paper Producer	franz ludwig tribolet
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1824
Notes public		ID Number	48230
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