Under what circumstances does deterrence control crime?
What will be an ideal response?
Deterrence does prevent crime, under two condition: if the perpetrator feels likely to be caught, and that the punishment for the offense will be severe.
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a. nominal b. ordinal c. interval
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a. slight decline in their standard of living. b. drastic decline in their standard of living. c. small rise in their standard of living. d. major increase in their standard of living.