CRJ 2501 Criminology Unit 2 Assessment 2020 working solution test
• Question 1
0 out of 2 points
Which of the following resulted from the "just deserts" model of justice?
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• Question 2
2 out of 2
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CRJ 2501 Criminology Unit 2 Assessment 2020 working solution test
• Question 1
0 out of 2 points
Which of the following resulted from the "just deserts" model of justice?
Answer
• Question 2
2 out of 2 points
The U.S. Constitution was built around which of the following?
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• Question 3
2 out of 2 points
According to English philosopher Thomas Hobbes, fear of which of the following causes humans to band together into social contracts, willingly surrendering natural rights and submitting to the rule of a sovereign in order to gain protection and assistance?
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• Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Rational choice, situational choice, and routine activity theories tend to disregard which of the following?
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• Question 5
0 out of 2 points
Which of the following beliefs serves as the basis for positivism, which paved the way for neoclassical criminology?
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• Question 6
9 out of 10 points
How have common law and the Magna Carta influenced modern criminal law?
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• Question 7
8 out of 20 points
Match the explanation with the appropriate Key Term.
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• Question 8
19 out of 20 points
How did the creators of the Classical School of criminological thought view punishment, and what did they believe was the purpose for punishing criminal offenders? What did neoclassicists think about punishment of offenders, and what was the basis for their beliefs? Which school of thought do you agree with? Why?
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• Question 9
19 out of 20 points
Discuss the attractiveness of crime and the effectiveness of situational crime prevention. Do you think removing criminal opportunities through situational changes, such as target hardening, is an effective method for overcoming crime’s seductive qualities? Why, or why not?
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• Question 10
16 out of 20 points
Does the death penalty’s deterrent value outweigh its negative factors, such as the possibility of error and the increased expense when compared to life imprisonment? Do you think that the death penalty has been applied in a racially discriminatory manner? Support your answers.
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