Differentiate between specific and general deterrence

What will be an ideal response?


• Specific deterrence is the effect of punishment on an individual offender that prevents that person from committing future crimes.General deterrence presumes that others in society will not commit crimes, because they see that there is a punishment for such acts and that individuals do receive the prescribed punishments.

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