Evaluate Incapacitation Flashcards
What is the purpose of incapacitation?
Punishment must serve a useful purpose for society as a whole
What is the aim of incapacitation?
A sentence of the court to prevent offending and preventing the offender from exercising their right to freedom
What are some examples of incapacitation?
Custodial sentences Chemical castration Electronic tagging Driving bans Removal of limbs
What theory supports incapacitation?
Lombroso - criminals are biologically different from the rest of the population and so it is impossible to rehabilitate them
What is the problem with incapacitation favouring longer sentences?
Causes prison to be overused and so creates a warehouse of offenders who have little hope of being released
How could incapacitation cause reoffending?
It does not deal with the cause of the crime it only contains the prisoners
How does incapacitation have a negative impact on the economy?
Prison is expensive and is paid through taxes
What is the issues with incapacitation and wrong convictions?
Causes innocent people to be put in prison for a long time
What are issues with studies on incapacitation and gender?
They are mainly focused on males so it may have a different effect on women