{"id":114,"date":"2012-10-17T13:20:28","date_gmt":"2012-10-17T17:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/?p=114"},"modified":"2023-08-12T14:13:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T18:13:12","slug":"16-does-deterrence-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/?p=114","title":{"rendered":"16. Does Deterrence Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law
Chapter 4: Deterrence\u00a0
Page 5: What can be deterred?<\/p>\n

NARRATOR<\/em><\/p>\n

First of all, the vast majority of people are deterred, not by the threat of punishment, but by their own sense of RIGHT and WRONG.<\/p>\n

Person flanked by a little guardian angel and demon<\/em><\/p>\n

As to the small minority who\u00a0do<\/strong> commit crimes, hardly ANY go through even the most rudimentary cost-benefit analysis beforehand.<\/p>\n

Deterrence is only a factor when someone consciously weighs the pros and cons of committing a crime.<\/p>\n

Little devil holding pitchfork<\/em><\/p>\n

LITTLE DEVIL<\/em><\/p>\n

Get it? CON<\/span>s!<\/p>\n

…con<\/span>victs?<\/p>\n

…never mind.<\/p>\n

Passionate man with knife and victim in pool of blood<\/em><\/p>\n

NARRATOR<\/em><\/p>\n

Crimes of PASSION? No.<\/p>\n

Hand stealing loaf of bread, voice saying “what are you\u00a0doing<\/span>, Jean Valjean?”<\/em><\/p>\n

Crimes of DESPERATION? No.<\/p>\n

Guy pleading with police officer “I thought she was 21!”<\/em><\/p>\n

Crimes of MISTAKE? No.<\/p>\n

UNTHINKING crimes? By definition, no.<\/p>\n

Many crimes of OPPORTUNITY? No.<\/p>\n

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