Question 1

Which position does not allow for social change or social conditions?

Accepted Answer

A) consensus 
B) retributivist 
C) vengeance 
D) deterrent 
A) consensus 
B) retributivist 
C) vengeance 
D) deterrent

Question 2

______ believe that wrongdoers deserve to be punished and that punishment imposed should be in proportion to the wrongdoing the offender committed.

Accepted Answer

A) Deterrence theorists 
B) Rehabilitationists 
C) Retributivists 
D) Restorative justice proponents 
A) Deterrence theorists 
B) Rehabilitationists 
C) Retributivists 
D) Restorative justice proponents

Question 3

Which of the following is a problem with communicative theory?

Accepted Answer

A) It should appeal to a person's rational understanding. 
B) It should provide reconciliation with the community. 
C) An unrepentant offender. 
D) An offender charged with felonies. 
A) It should appeal to a person's rational understanding. 
B) It should provide reconciliation with the community. 
C) An unrepentant offender. 
D) An offender charged with felonies.

Question 4

The theory of punishment closest to retribution is just deserts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Utilitarian and retributive theories of punishment differ primarily in their ______.

Accepted Answer

A) perspective,as being forward-looking (future)or backward-looking past) 
B) emphasis on severity of punishment 
C) micro- or macro-level approach 
D) ability to justify the stated purposes of punishment 
A) perspective,as being forward-looking (future)or backward-looking past) 
B) emphasis on severity of punishment 
C) micro- or macro-level approach 
D) ability to justify the stated purposes of punishment

Question 6

Theories that set the goal of punishment as the prevention of future crime are derived from ______ philosophy.

Accepted Answer

A) utilitarian 
B) Draconian 
C) retributivist 
D) just deserts 
A) utilitarian 
B) Draconian 
C) retributivist 
D) just deserts

Question 7

Individual (or specific)deterrence seeks to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) deter potential offenders from crime. 
B) deter the individual punished. 
C) deter both the individual and the public 
D) control crime by keeping criminals out of society 
A) deter potential offenders from crime. 
B) deter the individual punished. 
C) deter both the individual and the public 
D) control crime by keeping criminals out of society

Question 8

The demise of rehabilitation began during which decade?

Accepted Answer

A) 1950s 
B) 1960s 
C) 1970s 
D) 1980s 
A) 1950s 
B) 1960s 
C) 1970s 
D) 1980s

Question 9

Proponents of restorative justice generally general reject the paradigm.

Accepted Answer

A) Deterrence 
B) Rehabilitation 
C) Punishment 
D) Just deserts 
A) Deterrence 
B) Rehabilitation 
C) Punishment 
D) Just deserts

Question 10

Past oriented theories are often referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) utilitarian 
B) contingent 
C) retributivist 
D) overt 
A) utilitarian 
B) contingent 
C) retributivist 
D) overt

Which position does not allow for social change or social conditions?

______ believe that wrongdoers deserve to be punished and that punishment imposed should be in proportion to the wrongdoing the offender committed.

Which of the following is a problem with communicative theory?

The theory of punishment closest to retribution is just deserts.

Utilitarian and retributive theories of punishment differ primarily in their ______.

Theories that set the goal of punishment as the prevention of future crime are derived from ______ philosophy.

Individual (or specific)deterrence seeks to ______.

The demise of rehabilitation began during which decade?

Proponents of restorative justice generally general reject the paradigm.

Past oriented theories are often referred to as ______.

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 position does not allow for social change or social conditions?

______ believe that wrongdoers deserve to be punished and that punishment imposed should be in proportion to the wrongdoing the offender committed.

Which of the following is a problem with communicative theory?

The theory of punishment closest to retribution is just deserts.

Utilitarian and retributive theories of punishment differ primarily in their ______.

Theories that set the goal of punishment as the prevention of future crime are derived from ______ philosophy.

Individual (or specific)deterrence seeks to ______.

The demise of rehabilitation began during which decade?

Proponents of restorative justice generally general reject the paradigm.

Past oriented theories are often referred to as ______.

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