1. The deterrence theory is a policy of preventing or discoursing an action by confronting an opponent or opponents with risks they are unwilling to take. Deterrence attempts to stop unwanted actions before they occur. The strengths of the deterrence theory are people would not commit the crime because the outcome of the punishment, swiftness, certainty, it creates jobs for police, the greater the certainty of punishment the less likely the crime will occur and the greater the severity of punishment the less likely crime will occur. The weaknesses of the deterrence theory is you’re locking people up who might be innocent, you’re giving a harsher punishment without really fixing the problem. The deterrence theory assumes that people know what
