Malengo ya mfumo wa adhabu ni matatu:

The objectives of the punishment system are three fold :

1) Kuwaadhibu wale waliofanya uhalifu, na hivyo kuwa kafara (utakaso) na kuwarekebisha.

1) To punish those guilty of crime, thereby acting as kaffara (purification) and reforming them.

2) Kuwa kizuizi kwa jamii ili isifanye uhalifu.

2) To act as a deterrent for society from committing crime.

3) Kuwa njia ya kulipiza kisasi kwa wale ambao ni waathiriwa wa uhalifu.

3) To be a means of retribution for those who are victims of crime.

Kuna viwango mbalimbali vya adhabu vinavyolingana na ukubwa wa kosa, asili ya kosa, na mambo mengine yanayolizunguka. Vyote hivi vina athari ya kufikia malengo yaliyoelezwa hapo juu.

There are various degrees of punishment that accord with the severity of the crime, the nature of the crime, and other factors which surround it. These all have the effect of achieving the objectives detailed above.