Sanctioning convicted offenders to reduce crime by making the public and the offender aware of the certainty and severity of punishment for criminal behavior is the goal and objective of sentencing known as

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The objective of deterrence is to prevent future criminal behavior by making the punishment severe enough to deter both potential offenders and convicted offenders from committing crimes. This is achieved by conveying a message of both severity and certainty of punishment to the general public and the offender. Sanctioning convicted offenders is a key element in achieving this goal. The other options, rehabilitation, incapacitation, and retribution, focus on other goals of sentencing such as restoring offenders to law-abiding lives, protecting society from dangerous offenders, and punishing offenders in proportion to the harm they caused, respectively.

Sanctioning Convicted Offenders to Reduce Crime by Making the Public