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re: If Penn State Scandal occurred in the SEC , would we support a ban?
Posted on 7/13/12 at 9:19 am to WDE24
Posted on 7/13/12 at 9:19 am to WDE24
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That is the same thing as deterrence and is already being accomplished.
It is not the same thing. Deterrence refers to the social goal of preventing other would be offenders. Preventing rescidvism is aimed at preventing the same offender. You would deter everyone with a harsh punishment that suggests that others would not do the behavior for fear of the harshness of the penalty. You would prevent the same offender from committing the same crime by isolating the most effective punishment for that particular person or institution.
Here, the Death Penalty would serve both of those goals as other programs would never mess with such a scheme and the culture of reverence would get smashed. Always enjoy debating you, WDE.
This post was edited on 7/13/12 at 9:21 am
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Posted on 7/13/12 at 11:12 am to therick711
quote:No deterrence is both for the offender and others. As to the offender, the term used is specific deterrence. As to others, the term is general deterrence.
Deterrence refers to the social goal of preventing other would be offenders. Preventing rescidvism is aimed at preventing the same offender.
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