Sentencing for the Purpose of General Deterrence Has Most to Do

question 64

Multiple Choice

Sentencing for the purpose of general deterrence has most to do with:

• A) changing the offender's future behavior through fear.
• B) modifying the social environment from which the offender came.
• C) changing the perception of the general public.
• D) determining the proportionality of the sentence.

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Definitions:

Primacy Effect

The Primacy Effect is a cognitive bias that results in a person recalling information presented at the beginning of a list better than information in the middle or end.

Phi Phenomenon

An optical illusion of perceiving a series of still images, when viewed in rapid succession, as continuous motion.

Halo Effect

The tendency to form an overall positive impression of a person based on one positive characteristic.

Predicts Future Behavior

The act of using current and past information to make informed guesses about future actions or trends.