Bruce Jacobs is credited with coining the term general deterrence in his 1973 study on police use of force and crime reduction in New York City.

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The term "general deterrence" has been used in criminology and the study of criminal justice long before Bruce Jacobs' 1973 study, and it refers to the idea that the threat of punishment can prevent crime in the general population, not specifically related to police use of force in New York City or coined by Jacobs.

Bruce Jacobs Is Credited with Coining the Term General Deterrence