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White collar crimes like these have been show to be disincentivized by punishment. These crimes are not carried out by impulse--the calculation of reward/punishment/probability has a high deterrent effect.

Drugs, violence, etc. are not in the same class. They are carried out generally on impulse and, as such, punishment has very little deterrent effect.



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