Compare and contrast specific and general deterrence
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: [key points to be made]
*Specific applies to person who committed offense
*General or societal applies to any potential offender who sees punishment enforced
*General involves learning certainty of sanctions, absence of benefit
*Both are only justification for punishment, according to Classical theory
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