Question 1

Which of the following is true of punishment?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a conventional device. 
B) It has a symbolic significance largely missing from other kinds of penalties. 
C) It expresses more than disapproval. 
D) all of these 
A) It is a conventional device. 
B) It has a symbolic significance largely missing from other kinds of penalties. 
C) It expresses more than disapproval. 
D) all of these D

Question 2

Which of the following would not be a belief of a retributivist?

Accepted Answer

A) Punishing some innocent people is a price of general deterrence. 
B) Offenders are paying a debt to society. 
C) Offenders have taken unfair advantage of others. 
D) Punishment is a censure of offenders. 
A) Punishing some innocent people is a price of general deterrence. 
B) Offenders are paying a debt to society. 
C) Offenders have taken unfair advantage of others. 
D) Punishment is a censure of offenders. A

Question 3

Which theory of punishment holds that punishment should be aimed at reforming the offender?

Accepted Answer

Rehabilitation

Question 4

The belief that punishment should inflict the same on offenders as the offenders have inflicted on their victims is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Lex lionitus 
B) Lex linurta 
C) Lex talionitis 
D) Lex talionis 
A) Lex lionitus 
B) Lex linurta 
C) Lex talionitis 
D) Lex talionis

Question 5

The two justifications for punishment which assume that offenders deserve to be punished are ______.

Accepted Answer

A) incapacitation and rehabilitation 
B) retribution and just deserts 
C) individual and general deterrence 
D) incapacitation and just deserts 
A) incapacitation and rehabilitation 
B) retribution and just deserts 
C) individual and general deterrence 
D) incapacitation and just deserts

Question 6

Which theory of punishment is most likely to be effective for dealing with "career criminals"?

Accepted Answer

A) retribution 
B) rehabilitation 
C) incapacitation 
D) deterrence 
A) retribution 
B) rehabilitation 
C) incapacitation 
D) deterrence

Question 7

The principle of ______ argues that the conditions offenders will experience in prison must be worse than anything they are likely to endure outside the prison.

Accepted Answer

A) punishment 
B) less eligibility 
C) disadvantage 
D) imprisonment 
A) punishment 
B) less eligibility 
C) disadvantage 
D) imprisonment

Question 8

The newest theory of punishment is restorative justice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In which of the following studies do researchers look for negative associations between crime rates and punishment levels that can be interpreted as having a deterrent effect?

Accepted Answer

A) interrupted time-series studies 
B) ecological studies 
C) perceptual studies 
D) socioeconomic studies 
A) interrupted time-series studies 
B) ecological studies 
C) perceptual studies 
D) socioeconomic studies

Question 10

Rusche and Kircheimer (1939)take a Marxist approach and argue that the severity of punishment is directly proportional to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the availability of capital 
B) economic crises 
C) the availability of labor 
D) contradictions in capitalism 
A) the availability of capital 
B) economic crises 
C) the availability of labor 
D) contradictions in capitalism

Question 11

Who/what are the three parties/entities involved in the restorative justice process?

Accepted Answer

Offender,v

Question 12

Sociological perspectives on punishment include the thinking of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Emile Durkheim 
B) Max Weber 
C) Michael Foucault 
D) all of these 
A) Emile Durkheim 
B) Max Weber 
C) Michael Foucault 
D) all of these

Question 13

Which of the following is true of censure?

Accepted Answer

A) It is an important component to deterrence thinking. 
B) It is simply holding offenders accountable for their conduct. 
C) It is connoted by rehabilitation. 
D) It will never have a deterrent effect. 
A) It is an important component to deterrence thinking. 
B) It is simply holding offenders accountable for their conduct. 
C) It is connoted by rehabilitation. 
D) It will never have a deterrent effect.

Question 14

Durkheim took a/an ______ approach by examining aspects of social life in terms of the functions they perform in society.

Accepted Answer

A) deterrent 
B) functionalist 
C) analytic 
D) collective 
A) deterrent 
B) functionalist 
C) analytic 
D) collective

Question 15

One approach to rehabilitation argues that when possible,punishment should preserve opportunities for improving inmates' rational character and developing their virtue.Which inmate rehabilitation programs reflect this rehabilitative approach?

Accepted Answer

A) drug and substance abuse treatment programs 
B) anger management programs 
C) sex offender treatment programs 
D) all of these 
A) drug and substance abuse treatment programs 
B) anger management programs 
C) sex offender treatment programs 
D) all of these

Question 16

Placing offenders in custody or executing them so they will not offend again involves the theory of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) incapacitation 
B) deterrence 
C) rehabilitation 
D) just deserts 
A) incapacitation 
B) deterrence 
C) rehabilitation 
D) just deserts

Question 17

Sentencing guidelines were prompted by the growing interest in ______ theory.

Accepted Answer

A) retribution 
B) utilitarian 
C) incapacitation 
D) just deserts 
A) retribution 
B) utilitarian 
C) incapacitation 
D) just deserts

Question 18

The article that contributed to the demise of rehabilitation argued that "______".

Accepted Answer

A) rehabilitation is faulty 
B) nothing works 
C) rehabilitation programs are ineffective 
D) retribution prevents more crime 
A) rehabilitation is faulty 
B) nothing works 
C) rehabilitation programs are ineffective 
D) retribution prevents more crime

Question 19

Under ______,proponents of restorative justice envisage offenders would undergo therapy,counseling,or training during their time in custody in a restorative prison.

Accepted Answer

A) rehabilitative detention 
B) restorative detention 
C) punishment rationality 
D) bureaucratic rationality 
A) rehabilitative detention 
B) restorative detention 
C) punishment rationality 
D) bureaucratic rationality

Question 20

In which of the following studies does the data come from surveys?

Accepted Answer

A) interrupted time-series studies 
B) ecological studies 
C) perceptual studies 
D) socioeconomic studies 
A) interrupted time-series studies 
B) ecological studies 
C) perceptual studies 
D) socioeconomic studies

Which of the following is true of punishment?

Which of the following would not be a belief of a retributivist?

Which theory of punishment holds that punishment should be aimed at reforming the offender?

The belief that punishment should inflict the same on offenders as the offenders have inflicted on their victims is ______.

The two justifications for punishment which assume that offenders deserve to be punished are ______.

Which theory of punishment is most likely to be effective for dealing with "career criminals"?

The principle of ______ argues that the conditions offenders will experience in prison must be worse than anything they are likely to endure outside the prison.

The newest theory of punishment is restorative justice.

In which of the following studies do researchers look for negative associations between crime rates and punishment levels that can be interpreted as having a deterrent effect?

Rusche and Kircheimer (1939)take a Marxist approach and argue that the severity of punishment is directly proportional to ______.

Who/what are the three parties/entities involved in the restorative justice process?

Sociological perspectives on punishment include the thinking of ______.

Which of the following is true of censure?

Durkheim took a/an ______ approach by examining aspects of social life in terms of the functions they perform in society.

One approach to rehabilitation argues that when possible,punishment should preserve opportunities for improving inmates' rational character and developing their virtue.Which inmate rehabilitation programs reflect this rehabilitative approach?

Placing offenders in custody or executing them so they will not offend again involves the theory of ______.

Sentencing guidelines were prompted by the growing interest in ______ theory.

The article that contributed to the demise of rehabilitation argued that "______".

Under ______,proponents of restorative justice envisage offenders would undergo therapy,counseling,or training during their time in custody in a restorative prison.

In which of the following studies does the data come from surveys?

The Importance of Ethics in Criminal Justice

Police Ethics: the Nature of Policing and Police Corruption

Police Ethics: Use of Force,investigations,interrogations,and Lying

Racial Discrimination in the Criminal Justice System

Judges,lawyers,and Ethics

Ethics in Corrections: the Nature of Corrections

Ethics in Corrections: Guarding Ethically

The Ethics of Criminal Justice Policy Making

Ethics and the War on Terrorism

Media Ethics and Criminal Justice

Duty and Principle

Considering the Consequences

The Importance of Character

Egoism,pleasure,and Indifference

A Sense of Justice

Caring for Others

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Exam 6: The Purpose of Criminal Punishment

Which of the following is true of punishment?

Which of the following would not be a belief of a retributivist?

Which theory of punishment holds that punishment should be aimed at reforming the offender?

The belief that punishment should inflict the same on offenders as the offenders have inflicted on their victims is ______.

The two justifications for punishment which assume that offenders deserve to be punished are ______.

Which theory of punishment is most likely to be effective for dealing with "career criminals"?

The principle of ______ argues that the conditions offenders will experience in prison must be worse than anything they are likely to endure outside the prison.

The newest theory of punishment is restorative justice.

In which of the following studies do researchers look for negative associations between crime rates and punishment levels that can be interpreted as having a deterrent effect?

Rusche and Kircheimer (1939)take a Marxist approach and argue that the severity of punishment is directly proportional to ______.

Who/what are the three parties/entities involved in the restorative justice process?

Sociological perspectives on punishment include the thinking of ______.

Which of the following is true of censure?

Durkheim took a/an ______ approach by examining aspects of social life in terms of the functions they perform in society.

One approach to rehabilitation argues that when possible,punishment should preserve opportunities for improving inmates' rational character and developing their virtue.Which inmate rehabilitation programs reflect this rehabilitative approach?

Placing offenders in custody or executing them so they will not offend again involves the theory of ______.

Sentencing guidelines were prompted by the growing interest in ______ theory.

The article that contributed to the demise of rehabilitation argued that "______".

Under ______,proponents of restorative justice envisage offenders would undergo therapy,counseling,or training during their time in custody in a restorative prison.

In which of the following studies does the data come from surveys?

The Importance of Ethics in Criminal Justice

Police Ethics: the Nature of Policing and Police Corruption

Police Ethics: Use of Force,investigations,interrogations,and Lying

Racial Discrimination in the Criminal Justice System

Judges,lawyers,and Ethics

Ethics in Corrections: the Nature of Corrections

Ethics in Corrections: Guarding Ethically

The Ethics of Criminal Justice Policy Making

Ethics and the War on Terrorism

Media Ethics and Criminal Justice

Duty and Principle

Considering the Consequences

The Importance of Character

Egoism,pleasure,and Indifference

A Sense of Justice

Caring for Others

Filters