Assertion: prison | /r/CapableOf | deter people
Facets:
value: from committing crimes
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: This theory, referred to as deterrence, claims that the primary purpose of prisons is to be so harsh and terrifying that they deter people from committing crimes out of fear of going to prison.
text: This theory, referred to as deterrence, claims that the primary purpose of prisons is to be so harsh and terrifying that they deter people from committing crimes out of fear of going to prison.