There is an argument that criminology was the progeny of law and sociology, hence the preoccupation with why people offend and deterrence theories.

He noted this was a rare instance in criminology where the contrasting predictions of deterrence and labeling theories were directly compared.

We also have outdated theories like deterrence. Deterrence is 200 years old. No psychologist, sociologist or criminologist accepts it. There are several reasons to show that deterrence is outdated.

72 Deterrence Theory Our Gemara on Amud Aleph discusses what penalties are incurred should someone flout the prohibition of usury, and draw up a contract, and actually lent the money: ...

Can deterrence theory explain why Filipinos commit crimes? Let us look at some of the basic realities in the Philippine criminal justice system.

This research contributes to criminological theory by developing a two party model of deterrence, which explains how third party policing creates dual decision making processes between organized crime ...

Yet American neglect after 1989 of the simple and familiar game-theory rule—immediate response to any pushback—prepared the ground for Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

But progressive vs. law-and-order prosecution suggests at least two separate theories. Deterrence – swift, sure, and severe punishment shapes “the choice calculation of potential offenders,” reducing ...

There is an argument that criminology was the progeny of law and sociology, hence the preoccupation with why people offend and deterrence theories.