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Deterrence
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The idea that the threat of punishment prevents crime, in two forms: individual deterrence aimed at the punished offender, and general deterrence aimed at everyone watching. Developed by Beccaria and Bentham in the eighteenth century, it remains a stated purpose of most sentencing systems, and modern research consistently finds the perceived certainty of being caught matters far more than the severity of the punishment.
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Incapacitation and deterrence are two of the standard, distinct justifications offered for criminal punishment, alongside retribution and rehabilitation.
Rehabilitation and deterrence are two of the standard, distinct justifications offered for criminal punishment, alongside incapacitation and retribution.
Retribution and deterrence are two of the standard, distinct justifications offered for criminal punishment, alongside incapacitation and rehabilitation.
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Deterrence theory was developed by the classical school of Beccaria and Bentham.
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