Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow each passage. Your answer to these questions should be based on passage only.
Why do people obey the law? If you knew that you could get away with a crime, would you do it? For example, let’s say that you want a candy bar but don’t have the money to buy it, would you take if you knew you wouldn’t get caught? What about a more serious crime-like burglary or murder?
Deterrence theory says that people don’t commit crimes because they are afraid of getting caught-instead of being motivated from deep moral sense. According to Deterrence theory, people are most likely to be dissuaded from committing a crime if the punishment is swift, certain and severe.
According to the author, why do people shy away from committing crimes?