Deter the Criminals Flashcards
When are people more likely to obey the law?
When they regard it and feel that the justice system is legitimate and reflects their values.
What is specific deterrence?
It is aimed at the offender and intended to teach a person right versus wrong.
What is general deterrence?
It is aimed at society as a whole (punishing a small amount of people to scare a large audience)
What is structural deterrence?
It is aimed as looking at macro-level changes in public policy, such as the increases in number of police officers.
What is perpetual deterrence?
Aimed at focusing on the perceptions of the deterrable offenders and whether they get the message.
Which group favors deterrence?
Conservatives
What do the promising deterrence strategies involve?
Pulling levers
What does one lever of a deterrence strategy involve?
Repeat offenders who are frequently on parole (lever is failure to comply)
What does the second lever of a deterrence strategy involve?
Members of the target audience are actively engaged in crime and vulnerable to arrest even if the program is run properly
What does the idea of “killer drunks” imply?
That the blame lies with a small number of dangerous people, it emphasizes innocent people and it puts the blame on the criminal justice system for not punishing these offenders
Why does the “killer drunk” theory fail?
a) driving drunk is commonly and not confined to a small number of people
b) most people that die aren’t innocent; they are the drivers themselves
c) many of the drunk drivers caught have no prior history
What percentage of drunk drivers arrested are convicted through guilty pleas?
90%
Why have traffic-related fatalities decreased?
a) cars are safer
b) seatbelts are required
c) drinking age is 21
d) the loss of licenses is speedier
e) socialization (anti-drunk driving campaigns)
f) limited licenses for teenagers with ability to gain full control
g) in-car breathalyzers
