Publicized punishment of wrongdoers is also informational and can seed innovations

Evidence

The example of punishment is intended as a deterrent, but it is also informative. Publicized failures can promote innovations in antisocial behavior. The first imitator of Cooper’s extortion strategy was apprehended as he parachuted over Colorado because, unknown to him, the air force had Bandura_1e_ch03. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 748

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 748