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Deterrence

In: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention
Edited by: Bonnie S. Fisher & Steven P. Lab
Subject:Crime Prevention, Victimology
Keywords:deterrence

Deterrence can be understood as the prevention of criminal behavior through fear of punishment. Deterrence theory posits that criminal behavior can be prevented by threatening would-be offenders with punishment that produces pain or loss that outweighs any pleasure, ...

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  Fisher, B. S., & Lab, S. P. (2010). Deterrence. In Encyclopedia of victimology and crime prevention (Vol. 1, pp. 278-281). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412979993.n91
  
  Fisher, Bonnie S., and Steven P. Lab. "Deterrence." In Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention, edited by Fisher, Bonnie S., and Steven P. Lab, 278-81. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2010. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412979993.n91.
  
  Fisher, B. S. and Lab, S. P. 2010. Deterrence. In: Bonnie S. Fisher and Steven P. Lab Editors, 2010. Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 278-281 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412979993.n91> [Accessed 19 May 2022].
  
  Fisher, Bonnie S. and Steven P. Lab. "Deterrence." Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2010, pp. 278-81. SAGE Knowledge. 19 May 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412979993.n91.
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