Which philosophical underpinning in corrections is intended to cause vicarious learning whereby observers see that offenders are punished for a given crime and themselves are discouraged from committing a like-mannered crime due to fear of punishment?
a. general deterrence
b. specific deterrence
c. mandatory minimum
d. restorative justice
a. general deterrence
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