Which is why all this posturing about interventions in places where it is very difficult at best for us to succeed is a distraction from places where our forces can have that sort of deterrent effect.
Among the many, many issues our forebears didn't worry about were the deterrent effects of capital punishment and the ideal attributes of a firefighter.
No study looks at what really matters, by comparing the deterrent effects of capital punishment with other penalties, like life without parole.
As checks on that immunity, Powell wrote, "There remains the constitutional remedy of impeachment, as well as the deterrent effects of constant scrutiny by the press and vigilant oversight by Congress.
Even worse, in his public statements, President Obama's seeming indifference to the beneficent effects of the United States' nuclear deterrent has to worry our friends and allies, most notably Japan.
The potential deterrent effects of handset iconography and semantics, biometric safeguards (more recently introduced as fingerprint scans on some phone models) and other design features have received some attention (McCardle et al. 2011).
To these were added skepticism over the deterrent effects of punishment (whether special, aimed at the offender, or general, aimed at the public) and as an effective goal to pursue in punishment.
Understanding how elephants react to and communicate about the presence of bees will not only advance our understanding of elephant behavior and vocal communication, but also our understanding of the potential deterrent effects of beehives on crop-raiding elephants [18].
Secondly, adherence to the policy should be made a key part of DFF training, including evidence on the deterrent effects of fees, especially to the poorest, and the ineffectiveness of waiver schemes.
In addition to the deterrent effects of aversive symptoms, researchers have reported that experiencing pleasant sensations (e.g. feeling relaxed) during initial smoking episodes reinforces subsequent smoking behavior [ 3].
