Does punishment deter delinquency or simply provoke escalation of delinquency as a retaliatory response?

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Does punishment deter delinquency or simply provoke escalation of delinquency as a retaliatory response?
Discuss the various weaknesses attributed to the Uniform Crime Reports as measures of crime,
One of the most important challenges the police face today is finding missing children. What is the AMBER alert program? What does it stand for? How did it get started and how does it work?