One of the Factors Undermining the Deterrent Effect of a Crackdown

question 37

Multiple Choice

One of the factors undermining the deterrent effect of a crackdown on drunk driving cases in court is that

• A) the punishment is delayed so the speedy element of deterrence goes unmet
• B) offenders do not perceive the consequences as unpleasant
• C) crackdowns reduce the specific deterrent while increasing the general deterrent
• D) mandatory sentences may be evaded

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Pertains to organisms that spend their entire life cycle living in water.

Baleen

A filter-feeding system inside the mouths of baleen whales, it consists of keratin plates for filtering small food items from water.

Dorudon

An extinct genus of medium-sized whales that lived approximately 40 to 33 million years ago.

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