Incapacitation (penology)

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Incapacitation in the context of sentencing philosophy refers to the effect of a sentence in terms of positively preventing (rather than merely deterring) future offending.

Imprisonment incapacitates the prisoner by removing them from the society against which they are deemed to have offended.

Cutting off a hand of a thief is also an example; this acts to prevent further thefts in a drastic manner, in addition to its having a deterrent effect on others.

Like deterrence, incapacitation can be specific to an individual and/or specific to a particular crime, or can be general in either respect.

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