1. Utilitarianism is A philosophical concept that relates to the idea of the greatest good for the least number of people
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False
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2. Utilitarianism is a philosophical concept that relates to the idea of the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
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True
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3. Swiftness of Punishment assumes that the sooner an offender is punished, the _____ he or she will be deterred in the future
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More
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4. _____ of Punishment asumes that the sooner an offender is punished, the more he or she will be deterred in the future.
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Swiftness
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5. General deterrence are Punishments given to individual offenders that are meant to prevent or deter them personally from committing crime in the future
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True
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6. Punishments given to individual offenders that are meant to prevent or deter them personally from committing crime in the future refers to _____
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Specific Deterrence
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7. Social Contract is an Enlightenment ideal or assumption that stipulates an unspecified arrangement among citizens in which they promise the state or government not to commit offenses against other citizens, and, in turn, to gain protection from being violated by other citizens
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True
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8. ______ is an Enlightenment ideal or assumption that stipulates an unspecified arrangement among citizens in which they promise the state or government not to commit offenses against other citizens, and, in turn, to gain protection from being violated by other citizens.
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Social Contract
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9. _____ of Punishment is an assumption that a given punishment must be serious enough to outweigh any potential benefits gained from a crime.
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Severity
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10. Severity of Punishment is the assumption is that a given punishment must be serious enough to outweigh any potential benefits gained from a crime
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True
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11. Nonclassical school Assumes that _________ circumstances should be taken into account for purposes of sentencing and punishment
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Both a & b
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12. _____ School assumes that aggravating and mitigating circumstances should be taken into account for purposes of sentencing and punishment.
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Neoclassical
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13. Mens Rea refers to whether offenders actually knew what they were doing and meant to do it; literally, “guilty mind”
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True
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14. Mens Rea literally means, “guilty_____”
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Mind
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15. Punishments given to individual offenders that are meant to prevent or deter others from engaging in similar criminal activity refers to _____
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General Deterrrence
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16. General deterrence are Punishments given to individual offenders that are meant to _______ others from engaging in similar criminal activity
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Both
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17. Deterrence theory proposes that individuals make _____ decisions regarding their behavior
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Rational
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18. Deterrence Theory is a theory of crime associated with the Classical School; proposes that individuals make _____ decisions regarding their behavior.
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Rational
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19. Classical School is A model of crime that assumes that crime occurs after a rational individual weighs the potential consequences of a crime and then makes a decision about whether to engage in it
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True
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20. _____ is a model of crime that assumes that crime occurs after a rational individual weighs the potential consequences of a crime and then makes a decision about whether to engage in it.
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Classical School
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21. Certainity of punishments is the assumption that when people commit a crime, they will perceive a high likelihood of being not caught and punished
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False
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22. Certainty of Punishment is one of the key elements of deterrence; the assumption is that when people commit a crime, they will perceive a high likelihood of being _____
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Both a and b
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23. Brutalization effect is the predicted tendency of homicides to _____ after an execution, particularly after high-profile eexecutions
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Increase
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24. Brutalization Effect is the predicted tendency of homicides to _____ after an execution, particularly after high-profile executions.
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Increase
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25. Age of Enlightenment is a period of the late 19th century to 20th century in which Western philosophers and scholars began to emphasize the rights of individuals in society
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False
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26. Age of Enlightment is a period of the late 17th century to _____ century in which Western philosophers and scholars began to emphasize the rights of individuals in society.
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18th
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27. Actus Reus is the Latin term for guilty act
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True
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28. Actus Reus literally means, “_____ act”
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Guilty
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29. This phase of deterrence research involved asking participants to estimate their immediate intent to commit a criminal act in a given situation, as well as asking their immediate perceptions of certainty and severity of punishment in this same given situation.
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Scenario research
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30. Cornish and Clarke’s (1986), The Reasoning Criminal: Rational Choice Perspectives on Offending brought Rational Choice theory into the mainstream of criminological research.
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True
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31. Katz’s (1988), Seductions in Crime placed an emphasis on the benefits (mostly the inherent physiological pleasure) of committing crime.
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True
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32. The Classical School takes into account contextual circumstances of the individual or situation that allows for increases or decreases in the punishment.
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False
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33. Utilitarianism is a philosophical concept that relates to the idea of the greatest good for the greatest number.
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True
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34. Routine Activities Theory is a perspective that criminologists adapted from economists who used it to explain a variety of individual decisions regarding a variety of behaviors.
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False
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35. According to the research findings from the eighth United Nations Crime Survey, the trend is that the higher the ranking of countries in terms of prison population, the higher the homicide rates.
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True
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36. This phase of deterrence research focused on individual perceptions of certainty and severity of sanctions, primarily drawn at one point in time.
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Cross-sectional research
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37. The reason for the rebirth of the Beccarian model of offending was largely due to scientific reviews that showed the rehabilitation programs had virtually no impact in reducing recidivism among offenders.
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True
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38. The most important distinction of these Classical School theories is that they emphasize individual decision-making regardless of any extraneous influences on a person’s free will, such as the economy or bonding with society.
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True
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39. The arrangement of citizens agreeing to abide by the rules or laws set forth by a given society in return for protection is commonly referred to as the social ______.
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Contract
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40. ______ studies revealed a new interest in the deterrent aspects of criminal behavior, and further supported the importance of the certainty and severity of punishment in deterring individuals from committing crime.
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Aggregate
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41. Cesare Beccaria wrote ______.
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On Crimes and Punishments
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