Deterrence Deprives the Ability of an Offender to Commit Crimes

question 105

True/False

Deterrence deprives the ability of an offender to commit crimes against society by detaining him or her in prison.

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Definitions:

T-test

A statistical test used to compare the means of two groups and determine if the differences between them are statistically significant.

Independent Means

Refers to the average values derived from two separate groups that are not related to each other, often used in statistical comparisons.

Sophomores

Second-year students in a four-year degree program at a high school or university.

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis; it marks the threshold for significance.