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Worksheetsclassical school of criminology quiz 3 midterm period
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following was established by Cesare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham?
The Walnut Street Jail
The Neoclassical perspective
The Classical School of thought
The term “penitentiary”
Which of the following characterized the Classical School of thought?
Criminals are born bad and cannot be reformed or rehabilitated.
Public punishments are necessary to deter criminal behavior.
Humans are rational beings with free will to choose how to behave.
Punishments should be selected for how closely they match the criminal offense.
Which guiding principle of American criminal justice was also reflected in the Classical School of thought on crime and punishment?
Due process
Banishment
Corporal punishment
An “eye for an eye”
The Classical School of thought expanded the idea of punishment as a disincentive to criminal behavior. To which concept does this refer?
Deterrence
Utilitarianism
Hedonistic calculus
Quartering
With which concept of crime and punishment is Jeremy Bentham associated?
Specific deterrence
Routine activities theory
The term “penitentiary”
Hedonistic calculus
Beccaria identified the following as necessary to deter criminal behavior EXCEPT:
severity
confinement
certainty
celerity
Which key element of punishment refers to how likely it is that punishment will be imposed for committing crimes?
Celerity
Incapacity
Certainty
Severity
Deterrence can be described as which of the following?
The use of incarceration as a form of punishment
The prevention of crime
The presence of a willing and able offender
The inevitability of crime
The criminologist determined that the robbery occurred for three primary reasons: the home was left unlocked, the neighbor was inclined to criminal behavior, and the alarm system was left unmanned. Which of the following is illustrated in this scenario?
Brutalization effect
Rational choice theory
Routine activities theory
Specific deterrence theory
From a(n) ______ standpoint, anyone has the potential to commit a crime.
positivist
classicalist
atavist
deterministic
___________ is a perspective that explains the causes of human behavior in terms of internal and external factors versus free will.
Atavism
Determinism
A hypothesis
Deterrence
Viewed that some people may actually initiate the confrontation that eventually leads to their injury or death.
Life Style Theory
Victim Precipitation Theory
Demonological Theory
Neo-Classical Theory
assumes that individuals make prudent and logical decisions that provide them with the greatest benefit or satisfaction and that are in their highest self-interest.
Rational Choice Theory
Functinalism
Symbolic Interactionism
Which of the following best describes the lifestyle theory of criminology?
Crime is primarily a result of genetic predisposition.
Criminal behavior is influenced by social interactions and associations.
Criminal activities are motivated by economic gain.
Criminal behavior is a result of an individual's routine activities and lifestyle choices.
This theory suggests that people choose an ideal time to commit crimes by studying people's routines.
Routine Activity Theory
Social Disorganization Theory
Labeling Theory
Social Learning Theory
