Eric has just been sentenced to a short term to be served within the community.He knows his crime was a mistake and considers this experience to be the first and last time he will be involved with the criminal justice system.He plans to do everything that is required of him and make this time go by as easily as possible.Eric's sentence best exemplifies which goal of punishment?

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Eric's attitude and plan to comply with his sentence to avoid future involvement with the criminal justice system aligns with the goal of deterrence, which aims to discourage the individual from committing future crimes.

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