If you punish a person seeking to change that person's behavior, it is called:

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Specific deterrence refers to punishing an individual in order to discourage that person from engaging in the same behavior in the future. It is intended to deter the individual specifically, as opposed to general deterrence which is meant to discourage others from committing similar offenses, and incapacitation which aims to prevent the individual from committing further offenses by removing them from society. Universal deterrence is not a commonly used term in criminal justice.

If You Punish a Person Seeking to Change That Person's