Punishment

Punishment is the authoritative imposition of something unpleasant or negative on a Sim in response to crimes or poor behavior. Fines have always been the most common form of punishment in The Sims series, but more recent games have featured other forms of punishment.

Detention
If a student slacks off in school, he/she will receive detention. Detention forces a student to stay an extra two hours at school which can interfere with part time jobs and after school activities. During this time, the student will be unable to influence their grades and will receive the negative detention moodlet. Students with higher grades are less likely to get detention.

Jail
Sims who are in the Criminal career track run the risk of being sent to jail every time they go to work. If a criminal is sent to jail, they cannot be promoted that day and job performance may suffer. While in prison, Sims can choose to work out to improve Athleticism, befriend other inmates, play domino, or simply serve their time peacefully.

Parental Punishment
If The Sims 3: Generations is installed, children and teenagers can be punished by their parents. If a parent sees their child doing something wrong such as playing a prank, being mean, or skipping school they will automatically walk over and punish their child (you cannot stop them from doing this). Mild mischief will only result in a scolding that gives the child a bad moodlet, but serious or repeated rule breaking can result in losing video game privileges or being grounded (unable to leave the house except for school). The child's punishment will last until they earn their parent's forgiveness or grow up. To earn their parents forgiveness, the child must do chores such as cleaning or doing their homework.

The Stocks
In The Sims Medieval, minor crimes are punished by a trip to the stocks. A trip to the stocks will result in the negative Humiliated by Stocks buff which lasts for five hours after release. While imprisoned in the stocks, Sims are vulnerable to being pelted with eggs and tomatos which will worsen the Humiliated by Stocks buff.

Execution
In The Sims Medieval, major crimes are punished by execution in the form of being fed to the pit beast. Sims who are high level heroes may be able to survive a trip to the pit beast, but most sims will die as a result of execution.