2006-06-17 11:36:28 · 14 answers · asked by -Tequila17 6 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
i think it does, however in the criminal mind most of the time you will be living off the assumption that you will not get caught, as my daddy once said, "a lock is to keep an honest man honest" think about the relevancy of that statement, what i'm getting at is that the promise of punishment will keep a law abiding citizen from commiting a crime since they believe if they do wrong they will be caught, a true criminal believes that they won't
2006-06-17 11:43:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Capital punishment isn't a deterrent. while maximum folk dedicate crimes as severe as homicide, they gain this interior the belief they gained't be caught, so no punishment is a deterrent. additionally, they dedicate homicide as a results of a good emotional investment, which clouds all reason. Deterrents purely artwork for lesser crimes like theft- crimes the place no civilized society might evaluate capital punishment. The "orderly existence" you notice in Islamic international locations, and in North Korea, is termed concern of a police state. All international locations could desire to exist someplace in a stability between the rights of the guy and the maintenance of order. people who concentration fullyyt on preserving order gain this by sacrificing individuality. We, (which ability the U. S., Europe, Canada, and different western international locations) stay in unfastened international locations that are based on the seen human rights, so we don't settle for the seen a police state.
2016-12-08 10:03:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of time the punishment does not fit the crime. A career criminal knows how to "use" the system for his or her advantage. There's always time off for good behavior. So the set convictions aren't concrete. If someone gets 2 years behind bars, they might be out in 6 months. There is very little to deter them if they don't have to do the entire amount of their sentence.
2006-06-17 11:43:02 · answer #3 · answered by lynda_is 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You guys don't know what you're talking about. It's actually NOT proven that punishment is not a deterrent of crime. It's a theory. Don't answer questions if you don't know what you're talking about.
2006-06-17 13:34:08 · answer #4 · answered by jnelson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not harsh enough. Japan and China have some of the harshest punishments for crimes that seem like child's play here in America. They have the lowest crime rates in the world. Coincidence, I think not.
2006-06-17 11:40:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because if you do not administer the punishment at the moment the person is caught its not gonna work. You can read about it in Skinners theory about learning. Also the rehabililtation programs are a mess and they are not working
2006-06-17 12:01:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because punishment happens after the fact and is reactive, where as discipline happens during and before the act and is proactive.
2006-06-17 13:10:58 · answer #7 · answered by slaps_god 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we all tolerate pain at different levels...if I never had a roof over my head, never had three hot meals a day, never had a clean outfit to wear....and you put me in jail where I received those things...is that punishment or a blessing...I'd probably go back again...and again ...and ...
2006-06-17 11:42:57 · answer #8 · answered by yvonnejust4today 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the common denominator in a jail is stupidity. stupidity in doing the crime and the stupidity in being caught. if someone is just plain stupid, do they really think rationally about anything? they can't.
2006-06-17 11:42:42 · answer #9 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who says?
2006-06-17 11:41:49 · answer #10 · answered by Honey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋