Form of punishment aimed at preventing unacceptable behaviour reoccurring—used in...

Deterrence can refer to: Deterrence theory, a theory of war, especially regarding nuclear weapons Deterrence (legal), a theory of justice Deterrence (psychological), a psychological theory Deterrence...

After toppling Saddam Hussein and replacing the political order in Iraq, American hawks are said to be looking further afield. Some hardline administration voices are reportedly busy lobbying the president to accept that regime change in Tehran is the only way of preventing what...

It is not only home-owners who should have the right to fight back against burglars who invade their property: shop-owners - many of whom are tormented by violent criminals - ought to have that entitlement too. If the Bill proposed by Anne McIntosh,...

Anti-death penalty forces have gained momentum in the past few years, with a moratorium in Illinois, court disputes over lethal injection in more than a half-dozen states and progress toward outright abolishment in New Jersey.The steady drumbeat of DNA exonerations _ pointing out flaws in...

Tens of thousands of North Koreans, including high level officials, rallied Thursday in the communist country's capital to defend their government's right to have nuclear weapons, state-run media reported."We have nothing to be scared about as we have a strong war deterrent," a North Korean...

A review of the concepts of general deterrence and specific deterrence in criminial sentencing.