The lawyers on his team believe that acts prohibited by the criminal law constitute behaviors considered unacceptable and impermissible. They believe that government should achieve a number of social goals when outlawing certain behaviors. Which common goal is said to have been met by applying criminal punishments that are designed to prevent crimes before they occur?

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Mara Shaw

1 July, 02:48

The lawyers on his team believe that acts prohibited by the criminal law constitute behaviors considered unacceptable and impermissible. They believe that government should achieve a number of social goals when outlawing certain behaviors. Which common goal is said to have been met by applying criminal punishments that are designed to prevent crimes before they occur?

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Viviana Huffman · Answer 1

Deterring criminal behavior

Explanation:

Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that the common goal that may be met by doing this is that of Deterring criminal behavior. By applying criminal punishment for certain criminal behavior it would cause individuals to think and analyze those consequences and may prevent the crimes from every actually occurring.