Specific Deterrence And Incapacitation

Specific deterrence and incapacitation are two important methods for preventing already convicted offenders from committing crimes in the future. Specific deterrence has the goal to focus on the individuals and their future behavior. This methods wants to prevent offenders from committing future deviant actions by the imposition of punishments that negates pleasure of any kind or advantages gained by the participation in criminal activity. Incapacitation has the goal to prevent future crimes through the part of the offenders. This is simple control of the individual that prohibits the physical possibility of any future crimes. Studies of specific deterrence shows a contradictory result when it comes to the effects of punishment. When it comes to incapacitation it has a great intuitive approach both collective and selective. When it comes to imprisonment it does not deter one from commit crimes in the future, but instead it keeps them from committing crimes against society while they …show more content…
These court include teen courts, drug courts, and mental health courts. Drug courts is the most widely recognized when compared to the other programs. In this court elements like appear before the court, regular drug testing, treatment assessments, a treatment program, and aftercare are typically found. When it comes to the effectiveness of drug courts the analysis show a mixed picture. Teen courts mostly involve community service. The results of this court shows promising results, but not enough data is currently present to make a definitive outcome. Mental health courts have the goal of addressing the specialized needs and the circumstances of the mentally ill individuals that are brought in for processing. The results of these programs above raises concerns and hope for a more effective rehabilitation tool for the Criminal Justice