The view that proposes placing offenders behind bars during their prime crime years in order to lessen their opportunity to commit crime is known as:
A) preventive incapacitation.
B) specific incapacitation.
C) the opportunity reduction effect.
D) the incapacitation effect.

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The incapacitation effect refers to the idea of reducing crime by detaining offenders, particularly during their prime years for committing crimes, thereby physically preventing them from engaging in criminal activities.

The View That Proposes Placing Offenders Behind Bars During Their