________ Focuses on Preventing a Particular Offender from Engaging in Repeat

question 44

Multiple Choice

________ focuses on preventing a particular offender from engaging in repeat criminality?

• A) General deterrence
• B) Recidivism
• C) Retribution
• D) Specific deterrence

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Definitions:

Repression

A defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory where distressing thoughts, memories, or impulses are excluded from consciousness.

Long-Term Memory

A type of memory responsible for the storage of information over an extended period, ranging from a few days to decades.

Unlimited Capacity

A theoretical concept suggesting that certain systems or processes, such as human memory, have no fixed limit on their capacity to store information.

Sensory Register

The initial stage of memory, where sensory information is stored for a very brief period.