Question 1

A number of restorative justice experts, including Gordon Bazemore, have suggested that restorative justice should be organized around the principle of:

Accepted Answer

A)  balance.
B)  rehabilitation.
C)  therapy.
D)  honor.

Question 2

Critical criminologists believe that economic growth benefits all elements of the population by spurring job creation and surplus value.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Peacemaking criminologists seek nonviolent, humane alternatives to coercive punishment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What criticisms have been leveled against critical criminology and how do critical criminologists respond to these criticisms?

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Question 5

According to this type of critical theory, the poor may or may not commit more crimes than the rich, but the poor are certainly arrested and punished more often.

Accepted Answer

A)  left realism
B)  critical feminism
C)  instrumental
D)  structural

Question 6

According to Messerschmidt's views in Capitalism, Patriarchy, and Crime what factor explains why females in society commit fewer crimes than males?

Accepted Answer

A)  double marginality
B)  marginalization
C)  surplus value
D)  preemptive deterrence

Question 7

Empirical research confirms that, as predicted by critical criminology, a suspect's race is an important factor in shaping justice system decision making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is true regarding restorative justice programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Restoration programs are relatively new having been developed only in the last decade.
B)  Restoration programs have been part of peacekeeping in Asian, Native American and Native Canadian communities for centuries.
C)  While used in Europe and Asia, restoration programs have yet to be implemented in the United States.
D)  According to Howard Zehr, the core value of the restorative justice process can be translated as therapy for all.

Question 9

Most Balanced and Restorative Justice programs are located within the juvenile justice system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In response to mainstream critics, critical criminologists accuse critics of selling out their criminological ideals for the chance to receive government funding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is recognized as a challenge to restorative justice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Restorative justice increases the costs of criminal justice when it is used as a diversion method.
B)  Restorative justice has never been attempted in the U.S. and many doubt it will ever be implemented.
C)  Restorative justice may work in the short term while ignoring long-term treatment needs.
D)  Restorative justice results in increased recidivism rates in comparison to the recidivism rates of those sent to prison.

Question 12

Peacemaking criminologists view the efforts of the state to punish and control crime as:

Accepted Answer

A)  an effective means of controlling the crimes of all social classes.
B)  encouraging crime rather than discouraging it.
C)  focusing on poverty rather than socioeconomic status.
D)  efforts to repair severed relationships in society.

Question 13

According to critical theorists, crime is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  legal concept designed to protect the poor from oppression.
B)  an idealistic concept resulting from a legal system designed to mete out the severest punishments to those who inflict the most social harm.
C)  political concept designed to protect the power and position of the upper classes.
D)  philosophical concept whereby laws are designed to maintain a tranquil, fair society.

Question 14

While mainstream criminologists criticize critical criminologists, what do critical criminologists accuse mainstream criminologists of doing?

Accepted Answer

A)  failing to recognize structural differences in society
B)  selling out their ideals for the chance to receive government funding
C)  focusing on expressive crimes rather than instrumental crimes
D)  ignoring the impact of environmental factors

Question 15

Structural theorists consider it essential to demystify law and justice - that is, to unmask its true purpose.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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Critical criminologists believe that economic growth benefits all elements of the population by spurring job creation and surplus value.

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Empirical research confirms that, as predicted by critical criminology, a suspect's race is an important factor in shaping justice system decision making.

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Structural theorists consider it essential to demystify law and justice - that is, to unmask its true purpose.

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According to Messerschmidt's views in Capitalism, Patriarchy, and Crime what factor explains why females in society commit fewer crimes than males?

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Which of the following is true regarding restorative justice programs?

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According to critical theorists, crime is a:

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In response to mainstream critics, critical criminologists accuse critics of selling out their criminological ideals for the chance to receive government funding.

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Peacemaking criminologists seek nonviolent, humane alternatives to coercive punishment.

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What criticisms have been leveled against critical criminology and how do critical criminologists respond to these criticisms?

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While mainstream criminologists criticize critical criminologists, what do critical criminologists accuse mainstream criminologists of doing?

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Structural theorists consider it essential to demystify law and justice - that is, to unmask its true purpose.

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According to critical theorists, crime is a:

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Peacemaking criminologists seek nonviolent, humane alternatives to coercive punishment.

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