An approach that uses threats of legal punishment to make an attempt of demolishing criminal actions is deterrence. The use of deterrence is used for intimidation and to prevent individuals from breaking the law and being deviant. Deterrence has two different concepts including specific deterrence and general deterrence. Specific deterrence is dedicated to the offender that has a chance of being punished. The consequences used for this individual is to end future crimes. General deterrence is used for the general population’s attention. If the public knows the consequences of crime, the rates of deviance will decrease. There is a major controversy if capital punishment really prevents crime. Based on earlier studies, social scientists have
