When the offender is inhibited from repeating criminal behavior by the unpleasant experience of being punished for the original misdeed, this is known as general deterrence.

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This description refers to specific deterrence, which aims to prevent an individual offender from committing future crimes by making the experience of punishment unpleasant. General deterrence, on the other hand, seeks to prevent others in society from committing similar crimes by making an example of the punished individual.

When the Offender Is Inhibited from Repeating Criminal Behavior by the Unpleasant