Specific deterrence suggests that criminal sanctions should be so powerful that known criminals will never repeat their criminal acts. Which statement about harsh (powerful) sanctions and deterrence is nottrue? Selected Answer:a. situational crime prevention b. Harsh sanctions work as an effective deterrence to recidivism

Harsh sanctions work as an effective deterrence to recidivism.

Explanation:

To explain this option, lets first define recidivism. Recidivism is simply defined as the tendency of a criminal who has been convicted before to re-offend. One thing about crime and harsh sanctions is that, harsh sanctions does not stop a victim from re-offending. There is every tendency that an offender with a lighter sanction will not re-offend, and one with a harsh sanction will continue to re-offend. It is based on many factors such as ways of upbringing, exposure to drug use and other crimes etc.