Compare and contrast general deterrence and specific deterrence

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Specific deterrence refers to the effect of punishment on the future behavior of the person who experiences the punishment. For specific deterrence to work, a previously punished person must make a mental connection between an intended criminal act and the punitive consequences suffered as a result of similar acts committed in the past. Unfortunately, such connections, if made, rarely have the socially desired effect, either because memories of the previous consequences are insufficiently emotionally strong or the offender discounts them.
General deterrence refers to the preventive effect of the threat of punishment on the general population; it is thus aimed at potential offenders. The existence of a system of punishment for law violators deters a large but unknown number of individuals who might commit crimes if no such system existed.

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