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CJS 301 EXAM WITH CORRECTANSWERS
The |classical |school |deals |with |what? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |free |will |& |the |rational
|criminal
Recent |variations |of |classical |school |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Rational |Choice |Theory,
|Deterrence |Theory, |Neo-Classical |Criminology
Peeps |in |Classical |school |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Cesare |Beccaria |and |Jeremy |Bentham
Criminal |Justice |climate |in |the |classical |school |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |"Justice" |practices |of
|Middle |Ages |and |Demonological |thinking |about |crime |and |deviance
How |many |suspected |witches |were |executed? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |It |is |estimated |that
|one-to-nine |million |suspected |witches |were |executed |from |the |1400's |into |the
|1700s. |Approximately |80% |were |women
How |many |horrible |and |severe |punishments |where |there? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |(over |150
|offenses |carrying |death |penalty)
Why |were |cruel |and |excessive |punishments |justified? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |:Cruel |and
|excessive |punishments |justified |because |crime |is |"sin" |and |the |Church/Court |is
|doing |God's |work
Classical |criminology |is |a |reaction |by |what? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A |reaction |by |legal
|scholars |(Beccaria) |against |inhumanities |of |system
In |classical |criminology |what |were |legal |scholars |interested |in? |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|Interested |in |protecting |natural |rights
,Classical |criminology |is |responsible |for |the |development |of |what? |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|Responsible |for |development |of |due |process |model |of |justice |(the |foundation |of
|Western |legal |systems)
Beccaria's |suggested |reforms |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Replace |arbitrary |laws |with |clearly
|written |(so |people |know |exactly |what |is |illegal), |Presumption |of |innocence, |eliminate
|corruption, |eliminate |infliction |of |pain
Classical |school |explains |crime |by |stating |that |humans |are |what? |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|Humans |are |independent, |free-thinking, |rational |decision-makers, |Humans |are
|hedonistic |(pleasure-seeking), |Humans |are |self-interested |(motivated |to |maximize
|personal |gain)
How |did |Cesare |Beccaria |explain |crime? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Crime |is |not |"caused" |by
|demons, |spirits, |etc, |It |is |a |product |of |by |free |will
How |did |Bentham |explain |crime? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Violating |norms |is |a |choice |made
|on |the |basis |of |a |rational |calculation |of |potential |pleasure |v. |potential |pain
The |felicity |calculus |states |that |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |We |choose |actions |among
|alternatives |according |to |the |pursuit |of |pleasure |(we |are |hedonistic |and |avoidance
|of |pain
How |do |you |define |that |we |are |free, |rational |and |hedonistic? |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|Activities |that |bring |pleasure |will |be |freely |and |rationally |chosen, |pursued |and
|repeated |and |Activities |that |bring |pain |will |be |freely |and |rationally |avoided |and
|abandoned
What |factors |affect |the |"calculation"? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |intensity, |duration, |certainty,
|propinquity |(nearness |in |time/space)
According |to |Bentham's |thoughts |what |are |some |of |the |pleasures |and |pains |that
|would |lead |people |to |choose |crime? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Pleasures |of |the |senses, |wealth,
|skill, |amity, |good |name, |power |and |malevolence |, |relief, |privation, |enmity |and |ill
|name, |pains |of |the |senses
, According |to |the |classical |school |law |and |punishment |of |lawbreakers |are |justified |by
|what? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |The |principle |of |utility
What |is |the |principle |of |utility? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Greatest |good |for |the |greatest
|number |of |people
According |to |the |classical |school |our |law |and |punishments |are |"good" |and |"just"
|only |if |they |promote |what? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |The |greatest |good |for |the |greatest
|number
According |to |the |classical |school |what |is |the |purpose |of |law/punishment? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |Augment |the |total |happiness |of |the |community, |the |general |societal
|well-being
Beccaria |believed |that |law |and |punishment |should |be |limited |to |what? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |To |that |which |is |absolutely |necessary |to |ensure |the |well-being |of |the
|community
According |to |Beccaria |no |act |ought |to |be |an |offense |unless |it |what? |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|It |is |detrimental |to |the |community
According |to |Beccaria |law |should |not |interfere |with |what? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |The
|activities |that |do |not |harm |others
According |to |Beccaria |there |should |be |no |laws |against |morality |or |what? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |Against |victimless |crimes
Beccaria |preferred |a |minimal |amount |of |clearly |written |law |which |what? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |Proscribes |behavior |and |prescribes |punishment |(so |people |can |make
|a |rationally-calculated |choice) |and |to |protect |natural |rights |and |individual |freedom
|to |choose
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