1.If a punishment for the crime is more unpleasant, fewer people will
commit the crime. Punishment consists of swiftness, severity, and certainty:
Deter- rence theory
2.Belief that a man is a reasoning actor who weighs means and ends,
costs and beliefs, and makes a rational choice. If costs exceeds rewards,
the indi- vidual will refrain from engaging in the behavior: Rational choice
theory
3.Harshness of the punishment: Severity
4.Risk/chances of getting punished: Certainty
5.Examined impact of capital punishment on homicide: Decker and Kohfield
6.Government sanctioned practice whereby a person is killed by the state
as a punishment for a crime: Death penalty
7.Moral question of wether the punishment is just or not, question wether
penalty is constitutional, does the penalty deter crime: Death penalty
issues
8.Log delays in carrying out executions (appeal process), miscarriage of
justice (defendant was wrongly convicted of crime): Issues surrounding
death penalty research
9.Saves money, retribution, deterrent, they deserve it: Reason for death
penalty
10.Crackdowns diminish overtime, publicity diminishes=effect wears off,
crackdowns lead to low risk of arrest, very difficult, police don't just focus
on drunk drivers, some drivers can be impaired and their driving is fine:
Deterring drunk driver issues
11.Police requested breath test of any driver, but this increased the
certainty of apprehension, without changing severity of punishment: Road
Safety Eng- land Act 1967
12.Punish the offender so they will not repeat crime: Specific deterrence
13.Punish the offender to deter others from committing the crime:
General deterrence
commit the crime. Punishment consists of swiftness, severity, and certainty:
Deter- rence theory
2.Belief that a man is a reasoning actor who weighs means and ends,
costs and beliefs, and makes a rational choice. If costs exceeds rewards,
the indi- vidual will refrain from engaging in the behavior: Rational choice
theory
3.Harshness of the punishment: Severity
4.Risk/chances of getting punished: Certainty
5.Examined impact of capital punishment on homicide: Decker and Kohfield
6.Government sanctioned practice whereby a person is killed by the state
as a punishment for a crime: Death penalty
7.Moral question of wether the punishment is just or not, question wether
penalty is constitutional, does the penalty deter crime: Death penalty
issues
8.Log delays in carrying out executions (appeal process), miscarriage of
justice (defendant was wrongly convicted of crime): Issues surrounding
death penalty research
9.Saves money, retribution, deterrent, they deserve it: Reason for death
penalty
10.Crackdowns diminish overtime, publicity diminishes=effect wears off,
crackdowns lead to low risk of arrest, very difficult, police don't just focus
on drunk drivers, some drivers can be impaired and their driving is fine:
Deterring drunk driver issues
11.Police requested breath test of any driver, but this increased the
certainty of apprehension, without changing severity of punishment: Road
Safety Eng- land Act 1967
12.Punish the offender so they will not repeat crime: Specific deterrence
13.Punish the offender to deter others from committing the crime:
General deterrence
