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DETERRENCE In its simplest form‚ deterrence consists of the following threat‚ intended to dissuade a state from aggression: ‘Do not attack me because if you do‚ something unacceptably horrible will happen to you.’ In other words‚ deterrence is a form of persuasion in military strategy. To convey such a threat‚ the deterrer must decide what constitutes an attack‚ and must then decide what level of response would be adequate to deter it. This in turn depends on the deterrer’s estimation of the adversary’s
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The key factors for successful deterrence‚ is what we will be discussing. Rourke and Boyer describe deterrence‚ as persuading an opponent not to attack by having enough forces to disable the attack and or launch a punishing counterattack (Rourke and Boyer‚ 2010‚ pg. 260). To keep it simple if one is being a deterrence it is meaning that you are trying to convince your enemy that attacking you will not be worth it in the long run. Deterrence has been around for many many years. It has caused many
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teenagers are punished severely. Crime prevention strategies include general deterrence‚ specific deterrence‚ and situational crime prevention. General deterrence is crime control policies that depend on the fear of the criminal penalties such as long prison sentences for violent crimes; this strategy is to convince teenagers that the pain of the punishment outweighs the benefits of the criminal act. Specific deterrence is the strategy that if convicted offenders are sent to jail or prison‚ the punishment
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Deterrence Theory Diana Vazquez Grand Canyon University: JUS-452 15 June 2014 Ms. Theresa L. Cruz‚ MA‚ MSCJ‚ ABD Deterrence Theory Historical theories of punishment were based on the concept that applying fearful consequences to criminals would discourage any potential offenders. During the late 1700’s‚ a criminologist by the name of Cesar Beccaria argued the fact that the death penalty served no purpose as a form of punishment‚ let alone as a deterrence
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distributed at the general judgment. Incapacitation Executions maximize public safety through a form of incapacitation and deterrence. Incapacitating a person is depriving s/he of the physical or intellectual power of natural of il/legal qualifications (Webster‚ 574). Executing a person takes away the capacity of and forcibly prevents recurrence of violence. Deterrence is the act or process of discouraging and preventing an action from occurring (Webster‚ 307). The possibility of execution would
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Barriers to Entry & Exist: A case study on Singapore Power. Singapore Power was first created to take over the electricity and gas business of the state provider‚ the Public Utilities Board in 1995 and was once considered as the only electricity company in Singapore. However‚ in 2001‚ Singapore Government took further steps in industry reform: separation of the natural monopolies (i.e. grid) from the competitive domain (i.e. generation and retail) in order to encourage competition and drive firms
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http://www.mcafee.cc/Papers/PDF/Barriers2Entry.pdf Economic and Antitrust Barriers to Entry R. Preston McAfee‚ Hugo M. Mialon‚ and Michael A. Williams1 December 1‚ 2003 Abstract We review the extensive literature on barriers to entry in law and economics; we introduce four concepts‚ namely economic‚ antitrust‚ primary‚ and ancillary barriers to entry; we employ these concepts to classify a set of well-known structural characteristics of markets and competitive tactics by incumbents; and
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India’s Nuclear Deterrence Program Defense or Development? Riva Patel 1/20/2013 India’s foreign policy has been profoundly affected by the nuclear explosions conducted in May 1998. The departure from the professed peaceful nuclear policies has had several implications for India’s defense and foreign policies. The explosions in Pokhran have aggravated tensions in south Asia by disrupting diplomatic initiatives with Pak and China. Diplomacy has been reduced to damage control. The object of India’s
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Describe developments of social bond/self-control and deterrence theories. Please also summarize the key research and empirical evidence. Make sure that you include the key concepts‚ theorists and principles in each theory. Compare and contrast between the two theories. How these two theories are similar or different from each other when they explain crime and delinquency? Social bond theory or sometimes referred to as social control theory developed by Travis Hirschi American Criminologist in
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