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Deterrence is best understood as a type of subjective or expected utility theory. Subjective utility theory assumes that individuals are rational decision makers in that they select among options on the basis of perceived net utility where utility is a function of benefits, costs, and probabilities associated with each.
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Schneider, A.L. (1990). Rational Choice and Decision Heuristics. In: Deterrence and Juvenile Crime. Research in Criminology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8925-5_3
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