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deterrent effect meaning, deterrent effect definition | English Cobuild dictionary. deterrent. 1 n-count A deterrent is something that prevents people from doing something by making them afraid of what will happen to them if they do it. They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent...
1 Deterrence acts to turn people away from crime. 2  But the theory rests on the assumption that all people are rationalâcarefully weighing the relative costs & benefits to be gained from criminal behaviour before making a choice to do so. 3  It assumes we are self-servingâmaking decisions to maximize pleasure & avoid pain.