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9 Cards in this Set
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What is Free Will?
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Individuals choose to obey or violate law; "risk of pain vs. potential pleasure;" Based on experience w/ criminal punishment, punishment imposed, and awareness of punished criminals.
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Beccaria's Punishment
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Must fit the crime; retribution - "eye for eye, tooth for tooth;" punishment must overcome the gain offered by crime
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Celerity
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Swiftness of punishment; How soon after crime is one punished?
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Certainty
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How probable is getting caught? Probability of apprehension and punishment for crime; Deters crime
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Specific Deterrence; General Deterrence
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Specific - deter individual from future crime; General - deter public from crime.
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Deterrence Studies
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Homicide rates are constant with or without capital punishment; Absence of death penalty has no effect on homicide rates; Death penalty had little general deterrent effect on homicide.
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Deterrence and Expected Utility
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Rational is based on "Expected Utility;" Maximize profits, Minimize costs; Deterrence affects lawmaking, Rational Choice affects economy
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Rational Choice Theory
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Decision to commit crime based on higher benefits and lower costs.
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Categories of Criminal Variables
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Motivated Offenders, Suitable Targets, Absence of Guardians
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