CRIM 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Deterrence Theory
13 Sep 2016
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Classical theories of punishment and crime; rational choice. Punishments proportionate to crime, but enough to deter (but not too much), should happen right after the crime, certainty that if you commit the crime you do the time. Good idea, except for the fact that you have to gure out how to deter. That we are rational and fundamentally self-interested. Consensus: we all agree to give up certain rights: challenges. Motivation: some have more than others and different self-interest. Formal vs informal sanctions: what would your mother think? > prison or threat of law. Making punishment move severe doesn"t have an effect: certainty: have to be consistent for it to work, severity: no real effect, celerity: important, punishment in general: not really effective, only works on some people for some cases. Crime as a rational choice- rational choice theory. Socioeconomic pressure effect what we consider to be cost/bene ts. Don"t have the time to rationally think.
