In FOUR SENTENCES, explain the link between harsh punishment and criminal deterrence. Provide the theoretical foundation for connecting these two notions. In THREE MORE SENTENCES, describe your thoughts on the relationship between harsh punishment and criminal deterrence. In other words, do heavy punishments reduce crime?

In FOUR SENTENCES, identify the four declared "objectives" of the American criminal justice system that were addressed in class. In an extra THREE SENTENCES, describe how the United States' carceral system is a hybrid of those diverse purposes, as well as which of the four objectives you believe has the highest ideological priority inside the American criminal justice system.