Corrections and Punishments Quiz # 1

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

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

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

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

Research

Law

Health

Medicine

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

Deterrence

Concordance

Sufferance

Toleration

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

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

Supernaturalist

Unnatural

Artificial

Digital

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

Criminals

Accused

Minorities

General population

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

Criminals

Accused

Minorities

General population

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

End of achieving pleasure

Avoiding pain

Time pass

A & B

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

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

Products

Values

Choices

Relations

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

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

Histology

Criminology

Morphology

Penology

Positivists are those people who believe that human actions have

Causes

Effects

Values

Thoughtlessness

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

_______ is the state of having good sense and sound judgment

Positivity

Rationality

Hedonism

Recidivism

Recidivism occurs when an ex-offender commits further crimes

True

False

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

Curing

Charging

Probating

Imprisoning

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

Restitutive Justice refers to a philosophy of punishment driven by

Simple deterrence

Need to repair the wrongs done

Both

None

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

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

Revenge

Justice

Crime mitigation

B & C

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

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

Reward

Motivation

Punishment

Success

Bridewells are workhouses constructed to hold and whip or otherwise punish _______ and later to serve as places of detention

Beggars

Prostitutes

Nightwalkers

All of the above

Galley Slavery is a sentence forcing the convict to work as a _____ on a ship

Nightwalker

Prostitute

Pilot

Rower

Great Law de-emphasized the use of corporal and capital punishment for all crimes

True

False

Derelict naval vessels transformed into prisons and jails are termed as

Containers

Hulks

Panopticon

None of the above

Newgate Prison in Simsbury, Connecticut is an early colonial prison (1773–1827) that started as a _____ mine.

Coal

Silver

Copper

Gold