Question 1

Beccaria made extensive use of the distinction between specific and general deterrence.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The process of deterrence is inherently psychological because it is based on what?

Accepted Answer

A)   Fear of punitive consequences
B)   An egoistic/altruistic juxtaposition
C)   Perceptions having no basis in reality
D)   Satiation of public sentiments

Question 3

The research on deterrence shows overwhelming support for the deterrent effect of punishments on individual behavior and crime rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Match the individual to their actions
-Cesare Beccaria

Accepted Answer

A)   Developed the principle of utility
B)   Is one of the figures Beccaria drew ideas from during the Enlightenment movement
C)   Anonymously published a document that had a significant impact on the criminal justice system
D)   Questioned the viability of positivist explanations for criminality

Question 5

Neo-classical theory is based on a post-modern rejection of causal determinism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

All but which of the following are examples of deterrence-related field experiments?

Accepted Answer

A)   DUI crackdowns
B)   Mandatory arrest
C)   Incarceration
D)   All are examples of deterrence-based field experiments

Question 7

Match the individual to their actions
-Thomas Hobbes

Accepted Answer

A)   Developed the principle of utility
B)   Is one of the figures Beccaria drew ideas from during the Enlightenment movement
C)   Anonymously published a document that had a significant impact on the criminal justice system
D)   Questioned the viability of positivist explanations for criminality

Question 8

Classical theory in criminology formally began in what year?

Accepted Answer

A)   1764
B)   1778
C)   1791
D)   1800

Question 9

Match the behavior to the appropriate deterrence effect
-An individual arranges a taxi service to pick him up from a bar after hearing on the news that law enforcement would be enforcing a "no refusal" policy for the weekend.

Accepted Answer

A)   Specific Deterrence
B)   General Deterrence

Question 10

Which areas of research (in the 1970s)  were the first to start showing deterrence-like correlations between punishments and crime rates?

Accepted Answer

A)   Capital punishment, imprisonment, sentencing policies
B)   Plea bargaining, discovery, incapacitation
C)   Post-conviction, parole, and profiling
D)   Penology, sociology of law, symbolic interactionism

Question 11

Who published the influential article "Nothing Works"?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cesare Beccaria
B)   Thomas Hobbes
C)   Jack Gibbs
D)   Robert Martinson

Question 12

Nineteenth-century positivism, which supplanted classical criminology, took issue primarily with which assumption of classical theory?

Accepted Answer

A)   Free will
B)   Hedonism
C)   Altruism
D)   Benevolence

Question 13

What is the philosophical goal of posting speed limit signs?

Accepted Answer

A)   Specific deterrence
B)   Retribution
C)   Rehabilitation
D)   General deterrence

Question 14

The classical model of human nature discusses all the following elements, except:

Accepted Answer

A)   free will.
B)   hedonism.
C)   altruism.
D)   rationality.

Question 15

When the offender is inhibited from repeating criminal behavior by the unpleasant experience of being punished for the original misdeed, this is known as general deterrence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Certainty is defined as the probability a punishment will be inflicted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When punishing offenders has a discouraging effect on other would-be offenders, this is known as specific deterrence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Beccaria highlighted features of a rational, enlightened justice system that would effectively deter crime and published these ideas in an anonymous document titled ______________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Deterrence is based on a model of human nature that emphasizes the determining influences of free will.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

_______________ ____________ believed that the function of the law should be social harm prevention rather than moral retribution.

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Exam 2: Classical and Neoclassical Criminology

Nineteenth-century positivism, which supplanted classical criminology, took issue primarily with which assumption of classical theory?

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Classical theory in criminology formally began in what year?

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Match the individual to their actions -Cesare Beccaria

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Match the behavior to the appropriate deterrence effect -An individual arranges a taxi service to pick him up from a bar after hearing on the news that law enforcement would be enforcing a "no refusal" policy for the weekend.

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The research on deterrence shows overwhelming support for the deterrent effect of punishments on individual behavior and crime rates.

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The process of deterrence is inherently psychological because it is based on what?

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_______________ ____________ believed that the function of the law should be social harm prevention rather than moral retribution.

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Which areas of research (in the 1970s) were the first to start showing deterrence-like correlations between punishments and crime rates?

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All but which of the following are examples of deterrence-related field experiments?

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Beccaria made extensive use of the distinction between specific and general deterrence.

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When punishing offenders has a discouraging effect on other would-be offenders, this is known as specific deterrence.

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Certainty is defined as the probability a punishment will be inflicted.

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What is the philosophical goal of posting speed limit signs?

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Beccaria highlighted features of a rational, enlightened justice system that would effectively deter crime and published these ideas in an anonymous document titled ______________.

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Who published the influential article "Nothing Works"?

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Match the individual to their actions -Thomas Hobbes

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Deterrence is based on a model of human nature that emphasizes the determining influences of free will.

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Neo-classical theory is based on a post-modern rejection of causal determinism.

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The classical model of human nature discusses all the following elements, except:

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