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What was the main reason that classical theory re-emerged in the 1970s?


A) People saw that they had more choices to make in their personal decisions.
B) Politicians found it a springboard to political success.
C) Social engineering and rehabilitation came into vogue.
D) Scholars and criminal justice administrators lost faith in positivism.

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Match the sociological ideas to its description. -Neoclassical Theory


A) One of the oldest explanations of crime that continues to influence law and social control in society
B) People's sacrifice of some personal freedom in exchange for governmental protection
C) Revised version of classical theory that emphasizes deterrence and punishment
D) Prevention of a certain act or acts

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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One of the main difficulties in subjecting deterrence theory to scientific testing is:


A) the theory is more a policy prescription than criminological theory.
B) scientific technique are not advanced enough to fully embrace the theory.
C) it is difficult to construct clearly defined (measurable) and concepts and fully specified (testable) hypotheses.
D) there are too many religious or supernatural ideas in deterrence theory.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The Classical School of thought asserts that crime is caused by biological, psychological, or social factors beyond a person's control?

A) True
B) False

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Match the behavior to the appropriate deterrence effect -A person does not reoffend due to their experience in prison for a prior offense


A) Specific Deterrence
B) General Deterrence

C) A) and B)
D) undefined

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Match the individual to their actions -Jeremy Bentham


A) Developed the principle of utility
B) Is one of the figures Beccaria drew ideas from during the Enlightenment movement
C) Anonymously published a document that had a significant impact on the criminal justice system
D) Questioned the viability of positivist explanations for criminality

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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The classical model assumes that individuals are inherently _______________ because they seek pleasure and avoid pain.

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All else being equal, a punishment that is certain, swift, and severe should deter potential offenders from committing crime.

A) True
B) False

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