LJ Quiz 1.3 Question Pool

What is the main focus of the study of criminology?

• The history of crime

• The causes of crime

• The punishment of criminals

• The rehabilitation of criminals

What does the Choice Theory suggest about criminals?

• They commit crimes due to mental illness

• They are influenced by their environment

• They act based on a rational calculation of benefits and consequences

• They are forced into crime by external factors

According to the text, what will an offender do if the benefits of a crime are greater than the expected consequences?

• Avoid committing the crime

• Commit the crime

• Report the crime

• Seek help to prevent the crime

Who is the Italian criminologist and jurist mentioned in the text who published "Essays on Crime and Punishments" in 1764?

• Cesare Beccaria

• Niccolò Machiavelli

• Giovanni Gentile

• Antonio Gramsci

According to Classical Theories, what must society do to deter criminal behavior?

• Reward good behavior

• Hold wrongdoers responsible for their actions by punishing them

• Ignore minor crimes

• Provide rehabilitation programs

Which of the following is NOT one of the three truths that Cesare Beccaria believed criminal law should reflect?

• All decisions, including the decision to commit a crime, are rational decisions and choices.

• Fear of punishment can have a deterrent effect on the choice to commit crime.

• The more swift and certain a punishment, the more effective it will be to deter criminal activity.

• Rehabilitation is more important than punishment.

What is the main principle of Utilitarianism?

• The most ethical decision is the one that benefits the individual the most.

• The most ethical decision is the one that results in the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people.

• The most ethical decision is the one that follows the law strictly.

• The most ethical decision is the one that aligns with religious teachings.

Who is associated with the theory of Utilitarianism as shown in the image?

• Immanuel Kant

• John Locke

• Jeremy Bentham

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

According to Jeremy Bentham's theory of Utilitarianism, what is the first goal of punishment?

• To prevent all crime

• To assure that a criminal will commit a lesser crime to avoid a hard punishment

• To give the criminal an incentive not to harm others in the pursuit of crime

• To prevent crime at the least possible cost to society

Which of the following is NOT one of the goals of punishment according to Jeremy Bentham's theory of Utilitarianism?

• To prevent all crime

• To assure that a criminal will commit a lesser crime to avoid a hard punishment

• To rehabilitate the criminal

• To prevent crime at the least possible cost to society