Define What Specific and General Deterrence Are and How They

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Essay

Define what specific and general deterrence are and how they work to prevent crime. What are the similarities and difference between these two components?

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Definitions:

Skin Color

The pigmentation of someone's skin, largely determined by genetic inheritance and exposure to sunlight.

Steroid Hormones

Lipid-soluble hormones synthesized from cholesterol that regulate many vital processes, including metabolism, immune function, and development and function of the reproductive system.

Four-Carbon Rings

Structures found in certain organic molecules, including some steroids, where a set of carbon atoms are connected in a ring comprising four carbon atoms.

Anterior Pituitary

The front portion of the pituitary gland that secretes hormones affecting growth, metabolism, and reproduction.