Criminal Law Is, in Part, Designed to Deter Individuals from Committing

Criminal law is, in part, designed to deter individuals from committing crime. According to the textbook, what condition does this belief assume to be present?

A) that public executions are carried out
B) that criminals make rational choices before committing crime
C) that there is a police force in place in a society
D) that people have sufficiently good lifestyles that they are not tempted to commit crime