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A 9 page paper which
examines the history and effectiveness of selected incapacitation in the criminal justice
system. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Crime is reduced because the incarcerated offenders are prevented from committing crimes in the community" (PreventingCrime.Org, 2003). Another author notes that "A closely related variant lies in the use of
selected incapacitation. This is based upon the idea that most of the crimes are committed by a selected number of individuals, hence, they are targeted for incarceration" (Quick Course American
Criminal Justice C102, 2003). Interestingly enough selected, or sometimes called selective, incapacitation is a relatively new approach to the problem of influencing criminal activity. With that, and the previous
simplistic statements above, in mind the following paper examines the criminal justice approach known as selected, or selective, incapacitation. Selected Incapacitation First off we examine the criminal conditions
which are involved in the approach of selected incapacitation. The following information is actually information pertaining to the criminal justice system of the UK but it offers a detailed understanding
of where selected incapacitation fits in. "Dangerous offender laws are generally aimed at protecting the public by removing persons identified as dangerous from the community. The focus of these
laws tends to be on incapacitation of offenders rather than punishment or treatment/rehabilitation, although these last two approaches are often combined with incapacitating measures" (Figgis; Simpson, 1997). When we speak
of incapacitation we see that it can fall into various categories: "Incapacitation may be selective (aimed at particular offenders individually assessed as dangerous) or general (aimed at groups of
offenders on the basis of their offences)" (Figgis; Simpson, 1997). Bearing in mind that selected incapacitation involves the realm of the dangerous offender we turn to examining how
the dangerous offender and the measures involved can take on several forms. Figgis and Simpson (1997) state the following in this regard: "Protective sentencing involves imposing sentences that detain certain
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