We describe methods for addressing model uncertainty and apply them to understand the disparate findings between two major studies in the deterrence literature, finding that evidence of deterrent effects appears, while not nonexistent, weak.
That's the real harshness of deterrent sentencing.
What kind of deterrent is that?
"But Kiran is impervious to any kind of deterrent".
By Ariel Levy Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is "impervious to any kind of deterrent," one employee said.
We argue that the analysis of deterrent effects should explicitly recognize the presence of model uncertainty in drawing inferences.
The targets of deterrent threats find it easier to "save face," because they do not have to act to comply.
and then lists people like Margaret Thatcher or, more recently, Tony or Cherie Blair, as some kind of deterrent.
"And I think in the meantime what we need, as a country, is to have a considered, facts-based debate about what kind of deterrent we need in the future, what kind of deterrent we can afford in the future.
