1.6.2 Deterrence Strategies

• Match the type of deterrence with its aim:

  General Deterrence ↔️ Discourage potential offenders

  Specific Deterrence ↔️ Prevent reoffending
• What is an example of general deterrence being applied?

  Higher penalties for drunk driving
• Place the following aims of deterrence in order from general to specific:

  1️⃣ Discourage all potential offenders

  2️⃣ Prevent reoffending
• General deterrence aims to dissuade the general public from committing crimes.public
• Effective deterrence strategies include increasing the severity and certainty of punishment.certainty
• What is the fundamental idea behind the principles of deterrence?

  Threat of punishment prevents crime
• Match the type of deterrence with its target and aim:

  General Deterrence ↔️ General public ||| Discourage all potential offenders

  Specific Deterrence ↔️ Individual offenders ||| Prevent reoffending
• What is the main idea behind deterrence in criminal psychology?

  Threat of punishment prevents crime
• General deterrence aims to discourage all potential offenders from committing crimes.offenders
• Match the type of deterrence with its example:

  General Deterrence ↔️ Increased penalties for violent crimes

  Specific Deterrence ↔️ Mandatory counseling for drug offenders
• Specific deterrence targets individual offenders to prevent future crimes.


  True
• Arrange the following targets of deterrence from broad to specific:

  1️⃣ Potential offenders

  2️⃣ Past offenders
• General deterrence aims to discourage all potential offenders by making examples of those who are punished
• What is the primary goal of general deterrence?

  Discourage potential offenders
• Order the steps involved in effective deterrence strategies:

  1️⃣ Increase the severity of punishment

  2️⃣ Implement certainty of punishment
• What are some limitations of deterrence as a crime prevention method?

  Does not address underlying causes
• Combining both general and specific deterrence maximizes the threat of punishment to prevent crime.


  True
• Punishment is most effective as deterrence when it is severe, certain, and swift.


  True
• Alternative deterrence methods aim to address the underlying factors contributing to criminal behavior.


  True
• General deterrence aims to discourage the general public from committing crimes.public
• General deterrence focuses on individual offenders, while specific deterrence targets the broader population.

  False
• Specific deterrence aims to lower crime rates across the entire population.

  False
• What is the primary target of general deterrence strategies?

  The general public
• What is an example of specific deterrence being applied?

  Prison sentence for theft
• Why is certainty more effective than severity in deterrence?

  Punishment is assured
• Specific deterrence focuses on preventing individual offenders from reoffending through personal experience of punishment.


  True
• The key difference between general and specific deterrence is that general deterrence targets the broader population, while specific deterrence focuses on individual offenders
• The certainty of punishment being carried out is more effective than its severity
• Match the alternative deterrence method with its description:

  Rehabilitation ↔️ Addresses underlying causes of crime

  Restorative Justice ↔️ Repairs harm to victims and community

  Situational Crime Prevention ↔️ Modifies environment to reduce opportunities