Deterrence Case Study

Maxine Charles,24, was accused of a crime and sentenced to 16 months for stealing a truck, oblivious to an infant who was inside at the time. The truck was stopped moments after due to an eye witness. Before the truck was stolen it was left running while the owner of the vehicle went into a business, leaving a baby in the back seat. Although, the infant was not harmed and returned back to the parents, Charles, the Saskatchewan women, was prohibited from driving for a year, she was also told she could not consume alcohol for 9 months due to alcohol being an addiction that filled a void which was caused by her recent “toxic relationship”. The substances drove Charles to steal the truck. The judge, Steven Schiefer, “ordered her to pay $800 victim surcharge and undergo treatment for her addiction”.
Being familiar with a crime, would decrease the chances of committing the crime due to knowing what the outcome would be. Specific crime is preventing the “offender from engaging in repeat