Which of the following is a limitation of incapacitation as a theory of punishment?

A. It limits a judge's power to deviate from determinate sentencing laws.
B. It displays conscious discrimination on the part of sentencing judges.
C. It does not take into account the safety of society as a whole.
D. It offers no proportionality with regard to a particular crime.


Answer: D

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