Law and Politics

Which of the following is not an argument put forward by opponents of capital punishment?

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Which of the following statements would be most likely to be made by an opponent of capital punishment?

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Research by ________ found that a small number of chronic recidivists were responsible for a large ...

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Which of the following is not a critique of classical criminology?

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Under the development of the Classical School, crime came to be explained as a spiritual shortcoming.

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The Classical School of Criminology saw crime as a product of the exercise of free will.

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According to the Classical School, punishment serves to deter law violators.

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The Classical School sees the principles of right and wrong as inherent in our nature.

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Cesare Beccaria considered punishment to be an end in itself.

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Essay on Crimes and Punishments was written by Jeremy Bentham.

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Cesare Beccaria was opposed to the use of torture.

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Cesare Beccaria considered the purpose of punishment to be rehabilitation.

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Jeremy Bentham advocated extreme and cruel punishments.

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Utilitarianism is a very practical philosophy.

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The Panopticon was designed by Jeremy Bentham.

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Bentham felt that prisons should be built in isolated locations so that the sight of incarcerated ...

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The original positivists completely rejected the notion of free will.

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The concept of hard determinism implies that offenders are not totally responsible for the crimes they commit.

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Robert Martinson's research suggests that programs designed to rehabilitate offenders do not work.

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The justice model is based on the belief that prisons do not rehabilitate.

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The first "three-strikes" law was passed in California.

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Jack Katz's approach stresses the sensual dynamics of criminality.

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Situational crime prevention focuses primarily on offender motivation.

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Rational choice theories have been criticized for failing to consider the role of social factors in ...

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Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation was authored by Beccaria.

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