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What punishment is meant to do

What punishment is meant to do

Punishment aims to reduce criminal and anti-social behaviour in two main ways. It protects the public by removing or restricting the offender's opportunity to offend, and it acts as a deterrent by making offending unpleasant.

1.3.2 Punishment and deterrents Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /1.3.2 Punishment and deterrents

Step-by-step lessons on OCR GCSE Psychology 1.3.2 Punishment and deterrents. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the more concrete topics like memory and development before tackling evaluation-heavy topics like psychological problems and criminal psychology.

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