Sentence examples for deter criminal from inspiring English sources

Trustworthy police and military will further deter criminal behaviour.

"We are trying to deter criminal gangs rather than provide a magnet," he said.

"Mandatory sentencing laws do not deter criminal activity," Boulten said in a statement.

Research consistently shows that capital punishment does not deter criminal behavior, is prohibitively expensive and sometimes executes the innocent.

Much of the monitoring will come from governments that hope to deter criminal activity by monitoring us, says David D. Cole, a professor of law at Georgetown University who specializes in constitutional law and national security.

In a letter signed by 13 directors of the group from around the world, they acknowledge Indonesia's need to punish and deter criminal acts, but argue that there is no evidence the death penalty is effective.

A big show of force can sometimes deter criminals from starting a fight.

Harsh conditions don't seem to deter criminals, or prevent recidivism.

They say better police tactics would do more to deter criminals.

John Snyder, a director at the Humane Society of the United States, said barking was usually enough to deter criminals.

The same phenomenon explains why the death penalty, the three-strikes law and other harsh punishments fail to deter criminals.