1. Other alternatives to prison are based on the idea of preventing an offender from committing further offences, without necessarily confining him or her in a prison.
2. The most familiar power of this kind is that of disqualifying an offender from driving a motor vehicle or from holding a driver’s license.
3. Other forms of disqualification may be imposed on offenders convicted of particular types of crimes: a fraudulent company director may be disqualified from being involved in the direction of a company, a corrupt politician may be disqualified from holding public office, or a parent who sexually abuses his children may be deprived of parental authority over them.