A Person Has Been Apprehended by the Police for Robbing

question 37

Multiple Choice

A person has been apprehended by the police for robbing a bank.After 3 weeks,the person has a trial for robbing the bank and is convicted.The person is then sentenced to 5 years in jail.How effective will this punishment be in stopping future bank robbing behavior?

• A)Very effective.The person will never rob a bank again.
• B)Somewhat effective.But it will take a greater prison sentence to make the person not rob banks again.
• C)The punishment will have no effect on suppressing bank robbing behavior.
• D)The punisher will actually cause the person to increase their bank robbing behavior when they get out.

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Definitions:

Competition

The activity or condition of competing against others for the same objective or for superiority in a field.

Clayton Act

A piece of U.S. legislation aimed at increasing economic competition and preventing monopolies by prohibiting certain types of anti-competitive practices.

Lessen Competition

Strategies or situations that reduce the intensity of rivalry among existing competitors in a market.

Monopolization

The possession of monopoly power in the relevant market and the willful acquisition or maintenance of that power, as distinguished from growth or development as a consequence of a superior product, business acumen, or historic accident.