According to the criminal sanction approach, the crime rate is a function of the total number of offenders less those imprisoned (i.e., incapacitated), multiplied by an average number of crimes per offender.

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The criminal sanction approach posits that the crime rate can be reduced by incapacitating offenders through imprisonment, thereby decreasing the number of potential crimes each could commit if free. This approach assumes that the crime rate is influenced by the number of active offenders and their average criminal activity rate.

According to the Criminal Sanction Approach, the Crime Rate Is