The police had to incarcerate him because of his conviction of an armed robbery.

The laws are not being made to incarcerate youth, it is that youth is committing so many illegal acts.

Intervene, investigate, interview, interrogate, incarcerate

The only thing I can think of is "incarcerate".

Incarcerate means to hold in enclosure, to put in jail. Some synonyms are: Confine, impound, restrain, take away, to cage, to put under lock and key, enclose, envelope, impound.