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Correctional System MCQ

 

1. ______ is NOT one of Garofalo’s individualized sentences.

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Correct Answer: Born criminal

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2. The state taking responsibility for punishing wrongdoers from the individuals who were wronged is called ______.

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Correct Answer: Controlled vengeance

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3. The state-authorized imposition of some form of deprivation--liberty, resources, or even life--is a ______.

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Correct Answer: Legal punishment

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4. Which school emerged first in the study of the correctional system?

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Correct Answer: Classical

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5. ______ is the study of punishment.

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Correct Answer: Sociology

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6. Positivists relied on empirical studies of the causes of crime to determine appropriate punishment.

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Correct Answer: True

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7. Reintegration assumes individuals can be transformed through effective programs.

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Correct Answer: True

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8. Rehabilitation is the most recently identified objective of the practice of punishment.

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Correct Answer: False

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9. Research finds that legal sanctions have a substantial effect on deterrence.

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Correct Answer: True

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10. Utility is the basis for Bentham’s philosophy of social control.

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Correct Answer: True

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11. The various philosophies and goals of punishment, including retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation, and reintegration, are ultimately aimed at the prevention of crime.

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Correct Answer: True

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12. There is scant evidence that individuals weigh the costs and benefits of engaging in criminal behavior.

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Correct Answer: False

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13. Positivists’ views influenced the correctional system to consider the criminal act instead of the individual motivation for crime.

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Correct Answer: False

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14. Early forms of punishment were unusually humane and controlled by today’s standards.

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Correct Answer: False

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15. The correctional enterprise, despite advancing other goals, is primarily concerned with punishment.

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Correct Answer: True

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