Which of the following is not a problem inherent in incapacitative sentencing:
a. It works only if we lock up those who would have committed further offenses if they had been left free.
b. It works only if those we lock up are not immediately replaced by new recruits.
c. It works only if we fix offenders while we lock them up.
d. It works only if the crimes committed after release are not so frequent or serious so as to negate the effects of the crimes prevented through incapacitative sentencing.
Ans: C
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