Question 1

What is hard punishment?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​a sentence of a year or more in prison 
B)  ​incarceration for any length of time 
C)  ​the period of time following incarcerationC 
D)  ​punishment during the early 20th century 
A)  ​a sentence of a year or more in prison 
B)  ​incarceration for any length of time 
C)  ​the period of time following incarcerationC 
D)  ​punishment during the early 20th century A

Question 2

What does proportionality mean?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Confinement should be only what is necessary to achieve the goals of the sentencing policy. 
B)  ​Criminal offenses should be sentenced according to their seriousness. 
C)  ​Prisons should be instruments of justice. 
D)  ​Imprisonment should not violate one's status as a community member. 
A)  ​Confinement should be only what is necessary to achieve the goals of the sentencing policy. 
B)  ​Criminal offenses should be sentenced according to their seriousness. 
C)  ​Prisons should be instruments of justice. 
D)  ​Imprisonment should not violate one's status as a community member. B

Question 3

​Most criminal law is found in the federal penal code.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

​The majority opinion lays out the established law of the case.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

​The text case method stimulates you to think_________________about legal principles and their application.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ​The text case method stimulates you to...

Question 6

​What behavior deserves criminal punishment? Explain the purposes of criminal punishment (deterrence,incapacitation,rehabilitation).

Accepted Answer

Behavior that deserves criminal punishme

Question 7

Two assumptions underlie rehabilitation theory.The first assumption is that forces beyond offenders' control cause them to commit crimes.The second assumption is that​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​criminal behavior is primarily a medical problem that can be cured with the correct drugs. 
B)  ​rehabilitation requires long-term incarceration and intense treatment. 
C)  ​therapy by experts can change offenders (not just their behavior)so that they won't want to commit any more crimes. 
D)  ​sometimes the cure for criminality involves large doses of pain. 
A)  ​criminal behavior is primarily a medical problem that can be cured with the correct drugs. 
B)  ​rehabilitation requires long-term incarceration and intense treatment. 
C)  ​therapy by experts can change offenders (not just their behavior)so that they won't want to commit any more crimes. 
D)  ​sometimes the cure for criminality involves large doses of pain.

Question 8

Rehabilitation borrows from the " _________ model" of criminal law.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Rehabilitation borrows from the " _________ model"...

Question 9

Compare,contrast,and discuss the similarities and differences between crimes and torts.​

Accepted Answer

Crimes and torts represent two different

Question 10

If an appellate court affirms the decision of the court immediately below,this means that the lower court's decision is​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​upheld. 
B)  ​overturned. 
C)  ​questioned. 
D)  ​not considered. 
A)  ​upheld. 
B)  ​overturned. 
C)  ​questioned. 
D)  ​not considered.

Question 11

​Where is most criminal law found?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​state criminal codes 
B)  ​federal criminal codes 
C)  ​city criminal codes 
D)  ​county criminal codes 
A)  ​state criminal codes 
B)  ​federal criminal codes 
C)  ​city criminal codes 
D)  ​county criminal codes

Question 12

Preventing Stan from committing other robberies by putting him in jail is an example of what purpose for punishment?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​special deterrence 
B)  ​general deterrence 
C)  ​retribution 
D)  ​incapacitation 
A)  ​special deterrence 
B)  ​general deterrence 
C)  ​retribution 
D)  ​incapacitation

Question 13

​The main parts of a case include title,citation,procedural history,judge,facts,judgment,and opinion.Explain what each of these parts includes as well as how reading cases in the text can help to better understand the law.

Accepted Answer

The case title consists of the names of

Question 14

Critics of rehabilitation argue that it is inhumane because the cure justifies administering large doses of drugs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

To qualify as criminal punishment,penalties have to meet four criteria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

​Torts are private wrongs for which you can sue the party who wronged you and recover money.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

​Which of the following power(s)lower the cost of convicting criminal defendants?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the power to incarcerate 
B)  ​the power to increase sentencing 
C)  ​issue consecutive sentences 
D)  ​the power to charge and to plea bargain 
A)  ​the power to incarcerate 
B)  ​the power to increase sentencing 
C)  ​issue consecutive sentences 
D)  ​the power to charge and to plea bargain

Question 18

Criminal law is established by which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​elected representatives 
B)  ​administrative agencies 
C)  ​judges 
D)  ​all of these establish criminal law 
A)  ​elected representatives 
B)  ​administrative agencies 
C)  ​judges 
D)  ​all of these establish criminal law

Question 19

What are some of the reasons that the American Law Institute created the Model Penal Code?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​clarification and simplification 
B)  ​classification and institutionalization 
C)  ​organization classification 
D)  ​clarification and institutionalization 
A)  ​clarification and simplification 
B)  ​classification and institutionalization 
C)  ​organization classification 
D)  ​clarification and institutionalization

Question 20

What may be the most important consequence of mass incarceration?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the massive expansion of the criminal justice system into the country's poorest communities 
B)  ​the massive reduction of the criminal justice system into the country's poorest communities 
C)  ​the massive inclusion of the criminal justice system into the country's school systems 
D)  ​the massive lack of training in the criminal justice system 
A)  ​the massive expansion of the criminal justice system into the country's poorest communities 
B)  ​the massive reduction of the criminal justice system into the country's poorest communities 
C)  ​the massive inclusion of the criminal justice system into the country's school systems 
D)  ​the massive lack of training in the criminal justice system

What is hard punishment?

What does proportionality mean?

Most criminal law is found in the federal penal code.

The majority opinion lays out the established law of the case.

The text case method stimulates you to think_________________about legal principles and their application.

What behavior deserves criminal punishment? Explain the purposes of criminal punishment (deterrence,incapacitation,rehabilitation).

Two assumptions underlie rehabilitation theory.The first assumption is that forces beyond offenders' control cause them to commit crimes.The second assumption is that

Rehabilitation borrows from the " _________ model" of criminal law.

Compare,contrast,and discuss the similarities and differences between crimes and torts.

If an appellate court affirms the decision of the court immediately below,this means that the lower court's decision is

Where is most criminal law found?

Preventing Stan from committing other robberies by putting him in jail is an example of what purpose for punishment?

The main parts of a case include title,citation,procedural history,judge,facts,judgment,and opinion.Explain what each of these parts includes as well as how reading cases in the text can help to better understand the law.

Critics of rehabilitation argue that it is inhumane because the cure justifies administering large doses of drugs.

To qualify as criminal punishment,penalties have to meet four criteria.

Torts are private wrongs for which you can sue the party who wronged you and recover money.

Which of the following power(s)lower the cost of convicting criminal defendants?

Criminal law is established by which of the following?

What are some of the reasons that the American Law Institute created the Model Penal Code?

What may be the most important consequence of mass incarceration?

Constitutional Limits on Criminal Law

The Criminal Act: The First Principle of Criminal Liability

The General Principles of Criminal Liability: Mens Rea, Concurrence, Ignorance, and Mistake

Defenses to Criminal Liability I: Justifications

Defenses to Criminal Liability II: Excuses

Parties to Crime and Vicarious Liability

Inchoate Crimes

Crimes Against Persons I: Murder and Manslaughter

Crimes Against Persons II: Sex Offenses, bodily Injury, and Personal Restraint

Crimes Against Property

Crimes Against Public Order and Morals

Crimes Against the State

Filters

Exam 1: Criminal Law and Punishment in Ussociety: An Overview

What is hard punishment?

What does proportionality mean?​

​Most criminal law is found in the federal penal code.

​The majority opinion lays out the established law of the case.

​The text case method stimulates you to think_________________about legal principles and their application.

​What behavior deserves criminal punishment? Explain the purposes of criminal punishment (deterrence,incapacitation,rehabilitation).

Two assumptions underlie rehabilitation theory.The first assumption is that forces beyond offenders' control cause them to commit crimes.The second assumption is that​

Rehabilitation borrows from the " _________ model" of criminal law.

Compare,contrast,and discuss the similarities and differences between crimes and torts.​

If an appellate court affirms the decision of the court immediately below,this means that the lower court's decision is​

​Where is most criminal law found?

Preventing Stan from committing other robberies by putting him in jail is an example of what purpose for punishment?​

​The main parts of a case include title,citation,procedural history,judge,facts,judgment,and opinion.Explain what each of these parts includes as well as how reading cases in the text can help to better understand the law.

Critics of rehabilitation argue that it is inhumane because the cure justifies administering large doses of drugs.

To qualify as criminal punishment,penalties have to meet four criteria.

​Torts are private wrongs for which you can sue the party who wronged you and recover money.

​Which of the following power(s)lower the cost of convicting criminal defendants?

Criminal law is established by which of the following?​

What are some of the reasons that the American Law Institute created the Model Penal Code?​

What may be the most important consequence of mass incarceration?​

Constitutional Limits on Criminal Law

The Criminal Act: The First Principle of Criminal Liability

The General Principles of Criminal Liability: Mens Rea, Concurrence, Ignorance, and Mistake

Defenses to Criminal Liability I: Justifications

Defenses to Criminal Liability II: Excuses

Parties to Crime and Vicarious Liability

Inchoate Crimes

Crimes Against Persons I: Murder and Manslaughter

Crimes Against Persons II: Sex Offenses, bodily Injury, and Personal Restraint

Crimes Against Property

Crimes Against Public Order and Morals

Crimes Against the State

Filters

What does proportionality mean?

Most criminal law is found in the federal penal code.

The majority opinion lays out the established law of the case.

The text case method stimulates you to think_________________about legal principles and their application.

What behavior deserves criminal punishment? Explain the purposes of criminal punishment (deterrence,incapacitation,rehabilitation).

Two assumptions underlie rehabilitation theory.The first assumption is that forces beyond offenders' control cause them to commit crimes.The second assumption is that

Compare,contrast,and discuss the similarities and differences between crimes and torts.

If an appellate court affirms the decision of the court immediately below,this means that the lower court's decision is

Where is most criminal law found?

Preventing Stan from committing other robberies by putting him in jail is an example of what purpose for punishment?

The main parts of a case include title,citation,procedural history,judge,facts,judgment,and opinion.Explain what each of these parts includes as well as how reading cases in the text can help to better understand the law.

Torts are private wrongs for which you can sue the party who wronged you and recover money.

Which of the following power(s)lower the cost of convicting criminal defendants?

Criminal law is established by which of the following?

What are some of the reasons that the American Law Institute created the Model Penal Code?

What may be the most important consequence of mass incarceration?