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Yes but you don't punish them by committing crimes against them, thats just as committing a crime in the first place.
A "deterant" or deterrent does not work, or otherwise there would not be crime. How else does a Medical Doctor go decide to fuck a Loli and end up on Chris Hansen's hands? The guy seems 1. Very rational by his profession 2. Educated (Given) 3. In the wrong state of mind.
Faced with jail time, the doctor doesn't care. He's going to fuck a loli anyways. Capital punishment? There are some people who kill and don't give a shit they'll die. There's also people who wouldn't in the proper frame of mind kill but be driven to do so.
Humans by nature do things that are against the law. The problem lies either in our species or in the law. So I figure most of the time, it's usually our species. We do fucking sick things, and that's just who we are. Sure, you can try what you call a "deterant," or what is known as a deterrent. But it certainly won't stop everyone from committing crimes.
A prison, a linguistic relative of "penance" is to exist for rehabilitative purposes.