SOC307H5 Lecture : Lecture
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Concept ions of deterrence t hat resulted from t hese t heor ies. classical sociology claims that the reason why we carry out acts is because we seek pleasure, the classical sociology was based solely on cost/benefit analysis/rationalty. in order to get rid of crime we need to increase the pain aspect. humans only want to increase pleasure and avoid pain. How does t he deterrence t heory work. T hat i f we do, we will get i ncreased pain. ** the more that people know about the consequence of an action the more likely. deterrence stops us from do ing i m moral acts. The penalty needs to be terrible and swift. the goal of absolute deterrence is to ensure that crime does not www. notesolution. com. Example: someone who is released from jail; prevents them offending due to the experiences occurred within the: general deter rence. Ensures a great amount of public shame.
