Criminal law cases is perhaps most well-known because of the effects it can have on a society and on an individual if not respected and followed. The consequences are serious and can range from a few months to few years of jail time, to execution in certain states and territories, to things as harmless as council work and community help rendered (which could actually be hundreds of hours of unpaid work).
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In majority of western countries, physical punishment is never awarded, but certain Eastern countries have this as a regular response in their system of criminal law, where prison time is necessary and solitary detention is a choice. The duration of the confinement can differ very much as aforesaid, and it actually depends on numerous reasons, such as those bearing on 'guilty mind' principles and the extent to which the society has been affected due to the crimes executed. In certain countries, life-long confinement is not rare for serious criminals in the states where the capital punishment has been banned.
Supervision may be required in certain cases, and this can be as house supervision (also called house arrest), with the sentenced parties needed to obey some rules as part of probation or parole routine. Money can be apprehended and property as well. The convicted person or persons have very little say in exactly what is kept and what is taken in by the state of their residence or operation. The enforcement put into operation by criminal law is classified in 5 distinct groups: deterrence, retribution, incapacitation, restitution and rehabilitation. The worth of each of these methods is mainly governed by the jurisdiction supervising the law procedures.
Retribution is the norm that criminals must suffer in certain manner. This is the objective that is sought out by state- and victim- hired lawyers and barristers. When convicts have taken undue advantage of others and have, with consideration for only them, made their preys' lives graver, then it is only fitting for they themselves to suffer in one manner or another. In some Eastern countries it is literally an eye for an eye, and in the Western world it may not be said in as many words but many cases from the '90s and '00s demonstrate the willingness of Western legal systems to follow their Eastern counterparts.
One other form of punishment is incapacitation. This is most usually attained by subjecting sentenced parties to prolonged prison terms to isolate them from the society so no similar offense can be executed by the same party for the term of their imprisonment.