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social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > criminological theory > incapacitation theory
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incapacitation theory  

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  • Proponents of the incapacitation theory of punishment advocate that offenders should be prevented from committing further crimes either by their (temporary or permanent) removal from society or by some other method that restricts their physical ability to reoffend in some other way. Incarceration is the most common method of incapacitating offenders; however, other, more severe, forms such as capital punishment are also used. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Incapacitation Theory]

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