With regard to deterrence, the author of the text concludes that overall ______.

a. the evidence shows that individual deterrence works but general deterrence does not
b. the evidence shows that general deterrence works but individual deterrence does not
c. neither form of deterrence has any significant effect on crime
d. there is little agreement among researchers about whether general deterrence works


Ans: D

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