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Literature Review Preface This literature review explores punishment in the society. Specifically, it explores the philosophical views of punishment, as well as the theoretical perspectives from the likes of Foucault, Bentham, Beccaria, Garland, Walker and others. First, explores early Greek philosophy of punishment up to Garland's thesis of the relationship between punishment and culture. This literature review is descriptive and evaluative aiming to support the dissertation into full extent, basically to have an insight about the modern theories of punishment within the society. Philosophical Views of Punishment There is no specific mark where people have started to realize the concept of punishment. However, its practice can be greatly reflected from ancient scriptures and from the words of ancient philosophers such as Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. For Aristotle, punishment is a paternal act, whereas the punisher exercises his power like a father to a child, or as a king to his subjects. As Aristotle...

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