The changing of an offender through interventions such as education and vocational programs or psychotherapy is called _______________.

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Rehabilitation refers to interventions aimed at changing an offender's behavior, cognition, or emotional state in order to reduce criminal tendencies and recidivism. Incapacitation involves removing an offender from society to prevent them from committing further crimes, retribution involves punishing an offender in a manner proportional to their crime, deterrence aims to prevent others from committing crimes through the threat of punishment, and just deserts involves punishing an offender in a manner that is proportionate to their crime but does not aim to rehabilitate them.

The Changing of an Offender Through Interventions Such as Education