Practitioners of the _____ Believe That Severe Punishment Can Deter

question 28

Short Answer

Practitioners of the _____ believe that severe punishment can deter criminal activity by adding another variable to the decision-making process.
A. social learning theory
B. rational choice theory
C. trait theory
D. strain theory ​

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Definitions:

Sampling Distribution

The distribution pattern of probabilities for a specified statistic obtained from a random sample.

Normally Distributed

A data distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Sampling Distribution

A probability distribution of a statistic obtained through a large number of samples drawn from a specific population.

Bell Shaped

Describes a distribution that is symmetrical and peaked in the middle, resembling the shape of a bell, often referring to the normal distribution.