Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Balance, if on the side of pleasure, will give the general evil tendency of the act.
2. For a risk taker engaged in crime, magnitude of punishment is more important than certainty of punishment.
3. General deterrence theory is concerned with how individuals respond to the perceived as opposed to objective cost properties of their criminal decisions.


1. False
2. False
3. False

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