Sentences with phrase «deterrent effect»

The civil liability for negligence is inadequate: it is usually covered by insurance or through the uninsured motorist provisions, and so does not carry with it any real deterrent effect.

'' (g) The total deterrent effect of other punishment imposed upon the defendant as a result of the misconduct, including, but not limited to, punitive damage awards to

He suggested the threat of U.S. retaliation served as an effective deterrent effect against attacks on the nation's power grid.

While praising the new law, which makes willful cruely to animals a felony, Schneider points out in her letter that tougher penalties won't have much deterrent effect if such cases are not publicized.

Given the high deterrent effect of the undue hardship standard, it is, therefore, imperative that courts accurately determine which educational debts are nondischargeable.

[Footnote 2/8] Damages as a traditional form of compensation for invasion of a legally protected interest may be entirely appropriate even if no substantial deterrent effects on future official lawlessness might be thought to result.

I don't beleieve anyone has yet been required by law to write a tome on court procedure, for instance... though it might be a sentencing innovation with strong deterrent effect: --RRB-

«The idea that taxpayer dollars can't be used for settlements is a real deterrent effect with officials but if right now if they think the government is going to pay if they get sued or if a claim is filed, that's a little different than if its coming out of your own pocket,» Smith said.

Studies have found that longer sentences do not have appreciably greater deterrent effects; many serious crimes are committed by people under the influence of alcohol or drugs, who are not necessarily thinking of the consequences of their actions, and certainly are not affected by the difference between a 15 - year and a 30 - year sentence.

While over half of the world's nations have abolished capital punishment, and while international criticism of the U.S. has been intense, America continues to condemn the poor and racial minorities (particularly those who kill whites) in disproportionate numbers, as well as the mentally ill, the mentally retarded, juveniles (here the U.S. leads the world) and sometimes the innocent — and all this to no apparent deterrent effect.

@dan - klasson - It's insane if you don't think the Russians don't have an equal deterrent effect on NATO.

Although acknowledging the unquantifiable deterrent effect of the Department for Work and Pensions» (DWP) counter-fraud measures, the National Audit Office (NAO) believes more should be done to improve their cost - efficiency.

While this might have a marginal deterrent effect and respond to populist rage, it's not a direct response to the recent problems — unregistered lobbying, bribes disguised as side jobs or tithing people looking to do business with the state.

For those campaigning for new legislation to be introduced which is specific to online abuse, it is hoped that there will be significant consequences and media attention for abusers, which would hopefully have the desired deterrent effect.

They also seem to have a powerful deterrent effect.

Given these facts and statutory damage awards in other cases, this court concludes that $ 5,000 is reasonable and necessary as a statutory damage award in this case, and will have the requisite deterrent effect on the defendant.»

We have found that there is particular deterrent effect caused by apprehension.

«The OACIQ will thus be able to better exercise its unique and exclusive mission of protecting the public by having a more deterrent effect against offenders.»

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines service animals as ``... any... dog (or miniature horse) individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability... The crime deterrent effects of an animal's presence and the provision of emotional support, well - being, comfort, or companionship do not constitute work or tasks for the purposes of this definition.»

This produces a strong deterrent effect, which is one of the goals of the criminal justice system.

Specifically, he said prosecutors should take into account a department's resources, the seriousness of the crime, and the deterrent effect of the prosecution before filing charges.

Countries build them and bank on their deterrent effect, meaning they calculate that no one will attack a nuclear - armed nation.

The CFPB said the proposal would give consumers «a day in court,» have a deterrent effect for companies wanting to avoid group lawsuits, and increase transparency.

As a result of this deterrent effect, checkpoints regularly decrease impaired crashes by 15 % - 20 %.»

Specifically, the Sessions memorandum directs U.S. Attorneys to «weigh all relevant considerations, including federal law enforcement priorities set by the Attorney General, the seriousness of the crime, the deterrent effect of criminal prosecution, and the cumulative impact of particular crimes on the community.»

The deterrent effect of the available monetary sanctions under agent liability probably exceeds the deterrent effect of enterprise liability because a civil judgment against an agent hurts his reputation more than does a sanction imposed by the firm in private.

The existence of Chapter 19 has a deterrent effect on the US and its industries, causing them to pause before pushing for special tariffs on Canadian or Mexican goods.

Sociological evidence on the deterrent effect of the death penalty as currently practiced is ambiguous, conflicting, and far from probative.

Considering that my question was about how this new study relates to the deterrent effect of the death penalty, I felt it necessary to ask how your statement related to my question, i.e. «what's your point?».

I don't think it's a deterrent effect — it doesn't have a deterrent effect when there's no certainty at all whether it will be complete.

This is where some opponents of capital punishment claim their strongest ground, for the statistical evidence for the deterrent effect of capital punishment is inconsistent and inconclusive.

So for the means of capital punishment which could actually be used, we probably could not count on a deterrent effect.

Kehoe says the idea is to have an armed person on scene should an incident occur, but the most important reason is for the SRO to have a deterrent effect.

Finally they tested whether green crabs had to eat the sesarma crabs to protect the grass or whether their mere presence had a deterrent effect.

«The deterrent effect of delayed testing with newly devised analytical methods is substantial,» says the Consensus Statement, which suggests that in future it should be possible to detect the way in which doping can leave a «molecular signature» on individual cells.

«There's a deterrent effect» if athletes know it's being used, he says.

Zimring likens efforts to understand the deterrent effect of guns to «dancing with clouds.»

In 2012 the National Academies» research council concluded that research into any deterrent effect that the death penalty might provide is inherently flawed.