Deterrence is a kind of punishment that prevents criminal from committing future crimes (Schmalleger and Smykla, 2015). So the difference between general and specific deterrence is that general deterrence is when the judge will punish one criminal making him an example to other criminals watching (Schmalleger and Smykla, 2015). That meaning hoping it will make other criminals not commit or think twice before going out and committing a future planned crime (Schmalleger and Smykla, 2015). Specific deterrence is a type punish for an individual that will stop them from committing more crimes (Schmalleger and Smykla, 2015). So for an example if you steal your hands will be cut off giving you the message not to do it again and giving the the offender
