Crime and Punishment great book, because the film would always suffer by comparison. The novel was adapted for stage by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus. The play was performed at 59E59 St Theater with Writers′ Theatre in 2007 in New York City. The Irish poet, Philip McDonagh, published a stage version of the novel in 2017, which was performed in Ireland and England that year. Text Sources Criticisms Online Text Maps Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform ) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published in the literary journal "The Russian Messenger" in
Punishment are many possible reasons that might be given to justify or explain why someone ought to be punished; here follows a broad outline of typical, possibly conflicting, justifications. One reason given to justify punishment is that it is a measure to prevent people from committing an offence - deterring previous offenders from re-offending, and preventing those who may be contemplating an offence they have not committed from actually committing it. This punishment is intended to be sufficient that people would choose not to commit the crime rather than experience the punishment. The aim is to deter everyone in the community