A Strategy for Preventing Crime by Detaining Wrongdoers in Prison

question 28

Multiple Choice

A strategy for preventing crime by detaining wrongdoers in prison is:

• A)Retribution
• B)Deterrence
• C)Incapacitation
• D)Just deserts

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Definitions:

Mental Modules

Hypothetical structures in the human mind thought to manage specific tasks, reflecting an aspect of evolved psychological functions.

Privileged Domains

Cognitive domains that call on specialized kinds of information, require specifically designated forms of reasoning, and appear to be of evolutionary importance to the human species.

Scientific Theorizing

The process of formulating, testing, and refining theories based on empirical evidence within the scientific method to explain phenomena.

Theory Theory

The theory that young children have primitive theories about how the world works, which influence how children think about, and act within, specific domains.