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1
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When are people more likely to obey the law?

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When they regard it and feel that the justice system is legitimate and reflects their values.

2
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What is specific deterrence?

A

It is aimed at the offender and intended to teach a person right versus wrong.

3
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What is general deterrence?

A

It is aimed at society as a whole (punishing a small amount of people to scare a large audience)

4
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What is structural deterrence?

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It is aimed as looking at macro-level changes in public policy, such as the increases in number of police officers.

5
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What is perpetual deterrence?

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Aimed at focusing on the perceptions of the deterrable offenders and whether they get the message.

6
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Which group favors deterrence?

A

Conservatives

7
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What do the promising deterrence strategies involve?

A

Pulling levers

8
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What does one lever of a deterrence strategy involve?

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Repeat offenders who are frequently on parole (lever is failure to comply)

9
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What does the second lever of a deterrence strategy involve?

A

Members of the target audience are actively engaged in crime and vulnerable to arrest even if the program is run properly

10
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What does the idea of “killer drunks” imply?

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That the blame lies with a small number of dangerous people, it emphasizes innocent people and it puts the blame on the criminal justice system for not punishing these offenders

11
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Why does the “killer drunk” theory fail?

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a) driving drunk is commonly and not confined to a small number of people
b) most people that die aren’t innocent; they are the drivers themselves
c) many of the drunk drivers caught have no prior history

12
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What percentage of drunk drivers arrested are convicted through guilty pleas?

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90%

13
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Why have traffic-related fatalities decreased?

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a) cars are safer
b) seatbelts are required
c) drinking age is 21
d) the loss of licenses is speedier
e) socialization (anti-drunk driving campaigns)
f) limited licenses for teenagers with ability to gain full control
g) in-car breathalyzers