LAWS1021 Class 1 (Criminalisation) Quiz

What does the term 'criminalisation' primarily interrogate?

• The effectiveness of punishment methods

• The principles, motivations, and forces behind decisions to characterise certain behaviours as criminal

• The historical development of criminal law

• The role of police in enforcing laws

According to Lacey, what are the two main forms of criminalisation as a pattern/outcome?

• Hierarchical and Normative

• Formal and Substantive

• Legislative and Judicial

• Community-Based and Design-Based

Which of the following is NOT considered a regulatory actor in Lacey's broader field of regulation?

• Legislatures

• Courts

• Private citizens

• Police

What concept does Cohen propose in 'Against Criminology' regarding the decrease in decriminalisation?

• Overcriminalisation

• New criminalisation

• Penal populism

• Crime tariff

Morris and Hawkins critique the overreach of criminalisation for invading which spheres?

• Economic and political

• Private morality and social welfare

• Educational and cultural

• Technological and environmental

Douglas Husk critiques 'overcriminalisation' for producing too much punishment on what basis?

• A just basis

• An economic basis

• An unjust basis

• A cultural basis

What is the 'commonsense' response to the idea of crime, according to the prompt?

• Crime is a legal construct

• Everyone knows a crime if they see it

• Crime is defined by the government

• Crime is a social issue

What does Pratt's concept of 'penal populism' refer to?

• The decline of crime rates

• The shift in penal powers resonating with extra-establishment groups

• The increase in government control over penal policy

• The rise of private security services

According to Glanville Williams, what is a crime?

• A moral wrong that is universally condemned

• A legal wrong that can result in punishment by the courts

• An act that is always harmful to society

• A behaviour that is socially unacceptable

What does Ashworth mean by describing criminal law as 'historically contingent'?

• It is based on universal principles

• It is subject to change based on historical context

• It is fixed and unchanging

• It is primarily influenced by economic factors