Corporal and Capital Punishment

[Silent Hunter UK]

I would imagine this would be a common feature of the T2K setting; with crime much more common and prison less of an option, then visible punishments to 'deter' others would be the norm.

Hanging marauders outside the settlement entrance for example. Or the use of the pillory - in history, those put in for particularly heinous crimes faced a real chance of a rock to the head.