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Zoey63294

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As a crime-control strategy, does incapacitation actually reduce crime? Support your response by explaining why or why not.
 
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Separating offenders from the community to reduce the opportunity for further commission of crime is the goal and objective of sentencing known as
 
  a. rehabilitation.
  b. deterrence.
  c. incapacitation.
  d. retribution.



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Answer to Question 1

Placing more criminals behind bars should decrease the crime rate if they are incarcerated during their prime crime years. This is because incarceration shortens criminals' span of opportunity to commit crimes. There is little evidence, however, that incapacitating criminals will actually deter them from committing future crimes. In fact, there may be reason to believe they may be more inclined to commit more crimes upon release.

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Reply 2 on: Aug 13, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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