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Incapacitation Is A Philosophy Of Incarceration

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Incapacitation is a philosophy of incarceration that argues that some offenders might have to be incarcerated not for what they have done but to prevent future harm to the community. Selective incapacitation is provided for under dangerous offender legislation. philosophy of incapacitation depends on the ability of the community to identify those that might re-offend. Some also argue that incapacitation is unfair as incapacitation is punishment to people for what they might do, rather than for what they have done. Incapacitation is considered to be a subset of specific deterrence. Incapacitation aims to prevent future crimes not by rehabilitative ideal but rather by taking away the ability to commit such acts. the issue of the fairness of
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