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...

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...

Prime Minister Tony Blair's plan to commission a new multibillion-dollar nuclear missile defense system risks justifying the actions of regimes seeking to illicitly develop atomic weapons, a panel of lawmakers said Wednesday.The British leader has called for legislators to back an option to build a...

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