Discuss Aims of Punishment - Public Protection and Reparations - AC2.2 Flashcards
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What is incapacitation?
The main form of public protection, it is the use of punishment to remove an offender’s physical capacity to offend again
What are some examples of incapacitation through biological control?
Castration - chemically or physical - for sexual offenders
Lobotomy - ethical issues
Death Penalty
Eugenics - Nazi’s, forced sterilisation of certain groups
What are some physical examples of incapacitation?
Amputation of hands as a punishment for theft - in 2023, 3 Sudanese men were sentenced to hand amputation for smuggling gas cylinders
Banishment - popular in history
Foreign Travel Bans - over 1,300 football fans were banned from travelling to the Qatar World Cup in 2022
Curfews and electronic tagging - restricting their movements
How effective is banishment as a form of incapacitation?
YES - Does prevent crime in that area
NO - Leads to more crime in the other places, Family is left behind
How effective is hand amputation as a form of incapacitation?
YES - They are physically unable to steal again and can also deter crime more
NO - Society may see them and treat them unfairly, If a MOJ occurs they cant get their hands back, Very unethical, doesn’t stop them from committing other crimes
How effective are drug treatments as a form of incapacitation?
NO - There may be physical as well as psychological side effects. for example, Antabuse leads to a side effect of depression
How effective are travel bans as a form of incapacitation?
NO - May commit more crimes in their community, ethical - is it fair to punish someone for what they done years ago
How effective are Eugenics as a form of incapacitation?
NO - Historically against people who have not committed crime - open to stereotypes (racism) - sterilisation of people for having undesirable qualities
What is one major criticism of incapacitation?
It does not address the root cause of crime only the after effects of it.
