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Philosophical and Ideological Impact of Corrections MCQ

The positivist school emerged during the _____ century.

17th

18th

19th

20th

Answer

Correct Answer: 19th

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What percentage of arrest results in an offender going to jail or prison?

20%

30%

40%

50%

Answer

Correct Answer: 50%

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During the ______s, the crime rate was low in the United States.

1920

1930

1940

1950

Answer

Correct Answer: 1950

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One in ___ African Americans have gone to prison.

Answer

Correct Answer: 6

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One in ___ African Americans have gone to prison.

Answer

Correct Answer: 6

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Durkheim stated that punishment should be coupled with __________.

Disapproval

Hostility

Sympathy

Indifference

Answer

Correct Answer: Sympathy

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Which of the following is not an element of punishment?

Certainty

Painful

Swiftness

Severity

Answer

Correct Answer: Painful

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Which of the following is not an element of punishment?

Certainty

Painful

Swiftness

Severity

Answer

Correct Answer: Painful

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The war on drugs did not affect the crime rate in the United States.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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The code of Ur-Nammu is the only code of punishment in the United States.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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A warden’s job is similar to the mayor of a city.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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A warden’s job is similar to the mayor of a city.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Herbert Packard created only one model of justice.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Judges have unlimited power during court proceedings.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Cesare Beccaria coined the term “born” criminal.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Wardens earn the least amount of money of correctional staff with the prison system.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Wardens earn the least amount of money of correctional staff with the prison system.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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The field of corrections was formerly called penology.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Specific Deterrence refers to the supposed effect of _______ on the future behavior of persons

Reward

Motivation

Punishment

Success

Answer

Correct Answer: Punishment

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Selective Incapacitation refers to a punishment strategy that largely reserves prison for a distinct group composed primarily of

Innocent accused

Violent repeat offenders

Moralistic criminals

Situational criminals

Answer

Correct Answer: Violent repeat offenders

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Retributive Justice is a philosophy of punishment driven by a passion for

Revenge

Justice

Crime mitigation

B & C

Answer

Correct Answer: Revenge

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A philosophy of punishment demanding that criminals’ punishments match the degree of harm they have inflicted on their victims is termed as

Retribution

Reintegration

Rehabilitation

Recidivism

Answer

Correct Answer: Retribution

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Restitutive Justice refers to a philosophy of punishment driven by

Simple deterrence

Need to repair the wrongs done

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Both

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A philosophy of punishment that aims to use the time criminals are under correctional supervision to prepare them to reenter the free community is called rehabilitation

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Rehabilitation is a philosophy of punishment aimed at ________ criminals of their antisocial behavior

Curing

Charging

Probating

Imprisoning

Answer

Correct Answer: Curing

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Recidivism occurs when an ex-offender commits further crimes

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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_______ is the state of having good sense and sound judgment

Positivity

Rationality

Hedonism

Recidivism

Answer

Correct Answer: Rationality

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Principle of Utility is the act of imposing some unwanted burden, such as __________ on convicted persons in response to their crimes

Fine

Probation

Imprisonment or death

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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Positivists are those people who believe that human actions have

Causes

Effects

Values

Thoughtlessness

Answer

Correct Answer: Causes

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The study of the processes and institutions involved in the punishment and prevention of crime is called

Histology

Criminology

Morphology

Penology

Answer

Correct Answer: Penology

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A philosophy of punishment that refers to the inability of criminals to victimize people outside prison walls while they are locked up is termed as

Human agency

Incapacitation

Hedonism

Enlightenment

Answer

Correct Answer: Incapacitation

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Human Agency is the capacity of humans to make _________ and their responsibility to make moral ones

Products

Values

Choices

Relations

Answer

Correct Answer: Choices

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Hedonistic Calculus is a method by which individuals are assumed to logically weigh the anticipated ______ of a given course of action against its possible costs

Loss

Benefits

Knowledge

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Benefits

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Hedonism is a doctrine maintaining that all goals in life are means to the

End of achieving pleasure

Avoiding pain

Time pass

A & B

Answer

Correct Answer: A & B

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General Deterrence refers to the presumed preventive effect of the threat of punishment on the

Criminals

Accused

Minorities

General population

Answer

Correct Answer: General population

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General Deterrence refers to the presumed preventive effect of the threat of punishment on the

Criminals

Accused

Minorities

General population

Answer

Correct Answer: General population

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Enlightenment refers to period of moving from a __________ to a naturalistic and rational worldview

Supernaturalist

Unnatural

Artificial

Digital

Answer

Correct Answer: Supernaturalist

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Due process model is a model of law that stresses the _______ rights more than the rights of the community

Victim's

Criminal's

Accused's

Prosecutor's

Answer

Correct Answer: Accused's

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A philosophy of punishment aimed at the prevention of crime by the threat of punishment is called

Deterrence

Concordance

Sufferance

Toleration

Answer

Correct Answer: Deterrence

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Crime Control Model is a model of _____ that emphasizes community protection from criminals

Research

Law

Health

Medicine

Answer

Correct Answer: Law

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Corrections are functions carried out by _________ agencies having to do with the punishment, treatment, supervision, and management of individuals who have been accused and convicted of criminal offenses

Government

Non government

Private

Any of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Any of the above

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The effect of punishment on future behavior depends on how much _______ of the person being punished differ or contrast

The punishment

Usual life experience

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Both

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The classical school of penology/criminology was a _________ mode of inquiry similar to the philosophy practiced by the classical Greek philosophers

Non empirical

Empirical

Clinical

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Non empirical

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More Corrections And Punishments Subjects

History of Correction and Punishment

Early Prisons System and Modern Age

Ethical Boundaries in Corrections

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Jails and Detention Centers

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Probation and Intermediate Sanctions

Prisons and the Correctional Client

How to Classify and Assess Offenders

Correctional Programs

Parole and Prisoner Reentry

Correctional Organizations Management

Correctional System Staff

Corrections System for Women

Corrections System for Minorities

Corrections System for Juveniles

Legal Issues in Correctional System

The Death Penalty

Punishments Around the Globe

Correctional System in the 21st Century

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