In a fit of jealous rage, a man attacks his wife's lover. After a few months in jail, he vows that no matter what, he will never commit a crime again-because of his negative incarceration experience. Sociologically speaking, what is this called?
A) general recidivism
B) specific recidivism
C) specific deterrence
D) general deterrence

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Specific deterrence refers to when an individual is deterred from committing a crime again due to their own personal negative experience with the criminal justice system. This is different from general deterrence, which aims to prevent others from committing crimes by using the punishment of one individual as an example. General and specific recidivism refer to the act of reoffending, which is not applicable in this scenario since the man has vowed to not commit a crime again.

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