Researchers have studied the correlation of cheating to personal characteristics, demographics, contextual factors, methods of deterring misconduct, even stages of moral development.

"We want to deter the misconduct, and one way to deter misconduct is to impose discipline," he said.

Judge Godbey fined Stone $10,000, which he hopes will be enough to "deter similar misconduct and adequately reflects the gravity of the circumstances."

Part 205 should serve to deter corporate misconduct and fraud.

"This would be an effective way of deterring and exposing misconduct behind closed doors," he said.

Unlike compensatory damages, punitive damages are intended to punish wrongdoing and deter misconduct.

In that opinion, U.S. v. Leon, he said the "social costs" of excluding "inherently trustworthy tangible evidence" outweighed the benefits of deterring official misconduct.

In addition, the firm did not have certain policies in place to deter misconduct.

Punishment does not deter misconduct.

The insurance company had claimed that the system for calculating punitive awards - to punish wrongdoers and deter future misconduct - was so irrational that it violated the company's constitutional right to be treated fairly.