Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Total Incapacitation -- 3 The Incapacitation of the Dangerous Offender -- 4 The Risk of the Persistent Offender and the Special Security Measure -- 5 Post-Sentence Incapacitation of Sex-Offenders and the Ethics of Risk Assessment -- 6 Incapacitation by Pre-Trial Detention -- 7 Part-Time Incapacitation: Probation Supervision and Electronic Monitoring -- 8 Incapacitation: Anti-libidinal Medication in the Treatment of Sex-Offenders -- 9 Circles of Support and Accountability -- 10 Disqualification from a Profession or an Office: Nature and Actual Practice -- 11 The Application of Administrative Law against Organized Crime: Refusing and Revoking Licenses as Incapacitation -- 12 Criminal Records as an Instrument of Incapacitation -- 13 Estimating the Effects of Imprisonment: Intended and Unintended Consequences of Incarceration -- 14 Incapacitation: Trends and New Perspectives -- Index.

In many criminal justice systems a new trend towards incapacitation can be witnessed. A ubiquitous want for control seems to have emerged as a consequence of perceived safety risks. This can be seen not only in the mass incarceration of offenders but also in the disqualification of offenders from jobs, in chemical castration in cases of sexual crimes, the increased use of electronic monitoring and in the life-long monitoring of individuals who pose certain risks. Trends towards incapacitation are now even spreading to public administration and the employment sector, in the refusal of licenses and the rejection of employees with past criminal records. This book discusses the topic of incapacitation from various angles and perspectives. It explores how theories of punishment are affected by the more recent emphasis on incapacitation and how criminal justice practice is changing as a consequence of this new emphasis. Many contributors express criticisms with this trend towards incapacitation. They argue for a better calibration of measures to the severity of the misconduct. In addressing an increasingly important development in criminal justice, the book will be an essential resource for students, researchers, and policy-makers working in the areas of criminal law, sentencing, probation and crime prevention.

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