Which term describes a system that is punitive and excludes offenders from society?

Which term describes a system that is punitive and excludes offenders from society?

• A. Exclusionary regime
• B. Probation
• C. Parole
• D. Homicide

Answer: (A)

Exclusionary regime describes a system that punishes by removing individuals from society, aiming to incapacitate offenders through exclusion from social participation, often via confinement or exile. Probation and parole, by contrast, involve supervision in the community rather than full exclusion—they restrict freedoms but keep the person within society. Homicide is an act of killing, not a description of a punitive system. So the term that best fits a punitive framework that excludes offenders from society is exclusionary regime.

Exclusionary regime describes a system that punishes by removing individuals from society, aiming to incapacitate offenders through exclusion from social participation, often via confinement or exile. Probation and parole, by contrast, involve supervision in the community rather than full exclusion—they restrict freedoms but keep the person within society. Homicide is an act of killing, not a description of a punitive system. So the term that best fits a punitive framework that excludes offenders from society is exclusionary regime.