___________seeks to reduce criminal activity by instilling a fear of punishment in the general public.
A) Retribution
B) Specific deterrence
C) Rehabilitation
D) General deterrence

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General deterrence seeks to prevent crime by making an example out of a particular offender and instilling a fear of punishment in the general public. This is different from specific deterrence, which seeks to prevent an individual offender from committing future crimes through punishment, and rehabilitation, which aims to reform offenders and prevent future criminal behavior through therapy and education. Retribution is a punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act, rather than as a means of rehabilitation or deterrence.

___________Seeks to Reduce Criminal Activity by Instilling a Fear of Punishment