> 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

> 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?