> deterrence is about preventing others from breaking the law
Deterrence is about preventing the offender (specific deterrence) or other people (general deterrence) from breaking the law through intimidation by making manifest the adverse consequences thereof.
Rehabilitation is about preventing the offender from committing crimes by removing/reducing/counteractinf the inclination to do so (other than by intimidation.)
Incapacitation is about preventing the offender from committing crimes by denying them capacity, to some degree or for some period.
(Restitution and retribution are not aboit preventing crime.)
In practice, the US tends to ignore the science and deterrence ans rehabilitation and not optimize for it, and marginalizes restitution in the criminal justice system, so thr criminal justice system is mostly about retribution and incapacitation.
Deterrence is about preventing the offender (specific deterrence) or other people (general deterrence) from breaking the law through intimidation by making manifest the adverse consequences thereof.
Rehabilitation is about preventing the offender from committing crimes by removing/reducing/counteractinf the inclination to do so (other than by intimidation.)
Incapacitation is about preventing the offender from committing crimes by denying them capacity, to some degree or for some period.
(Restitution and retribution are not aboit preventing crime.)
In practice, the US tends to ignore the science and deterrence ans rehabilitation and not optimize for it, and marginalizes restitution in the criminal justice system, so thr criminal justice system is mostly about retribution and incapacitation.