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Deterrence only works for planned crimes, where there was time and inclination to think it through and weigh the pros and cons. In those cases, does deterrence work?


The Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law
Chapter 4: Deterrence 
Page 6: When can deterrence work?

Deterrence only matters for crimes that are planned, or where there was time (and inclination) to think.

Still, once you rule out teenagers, angry emotional or irrational people, the hungry or addicted, the clueless, and the spur-of-the-moment… there ARE a few cases where deterrence DOES come into play.

Plotting man on the phone, saying “Listen up, here’s the plan…”

In those cases where deterrence COULD work, how DOES it work?

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