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Well, we don't know if does or not since those who have been deterred are not being counted.
by dazc 10y ago
Well, we don't know if does or not since those who have been deterred are not being counted.
- lmm 10y agoWe can measure what happens when e.g. sentencing guidelines for some particular crime change to favour prison over community service or vice versa.
- dazc 10y agoSeems like you have superior knowledge of the system so I'll defer to it. I guess I'm thinking of deterrents on a bigger scale. The kind of person who commits low-level crime probably doesn't weigh up the pros and cons (no pun intended) of getting caught?