In his book titled, Selective Incapacitation, Jeremy Bentham devised a system that he felt would successfully separate those offenders who should be "incapacitated" because they posed a long-term threat to society from those who should serve shorter sentences because they could be successfully reintegrated back into society once released.

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Jeremy Bentham did not write a book titled "Selective Incapacitation." Bentham was a philosopher and legal theorist known for his work on utilitarianism and the panopticon prison design, but the concept of selective incapacitation as it is understood today (targeting specific offenders for longer detention to reduce crime) developed in criminology and criminal justice theories much later than Bentham's time.

In His Book Titled, Selective Incapacitation, Jeremy Bentham Devised a System