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The effectiveness of a deterrent has very little to do with the degree of consequences once caught and very much to do with the likelihood of getting caught. T
by komali2 2y ago
The effectiveness of a deterrent has very little to do with the degree of consequences once caught and very much to do with the likelihood of getting caught.
Therefore, the TSA is not an effective deterrent.
https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/five-things-about-deterrence#one https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/five-things-about-deterr...
- hamandcheese 2y agoI think we are in agreement there. My point is those odds of getting caught are not too terrible if you compare them with the general clearance rate of violent crime in America.
- defen 2y ago> The certainty of being caught is a vastly more powerful deterrent than the punishment That seems prima facie absurd, or in need of heavy qualification. Even if the probability of being caught is 100%, a sufficiently low punishment might make it still worthwhile. If we always caught murderers but the punishment were only a month in jail, do you really think the murder rate would be lower?