Exam 3: Classical and Neoclassical Thought

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Natural law is a notion developed by Rousseau that helps explain how laws are ___________ products influenced by the context of history and experience.

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What is the utilitarianism view of punishment Bentham supported? What contributions did he make to the field of criminology?

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Answers should define utilitarianism also known as hedonistic calculus,as the belief that behavior holds to any individual undertaking according to the amount of pleasure or pain it can be expected to produce.Bentham contributed the idea of pain/pleasure in crime as prison designs.

All of the following are considered among the heritage of the Classic School,except

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Analyzing DNA found at a crime scene is an example of positivism.

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How did neoclassical criminology develop out of the Classic School? What were some of the major contributions of neoclassical criminology to the field of criminology?

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________ is used to measure the likelihood of one's criminal behavior,often in terms of recidivism.

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The Enlightenment inspired a reexamination of existing doctrines from the point of view of ____________ in the Classic School of criminology.

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Which of the following is a major concept of the Neoclassical School?

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___________ exists to provide benefits to individuals that they would not receive in isolation.

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Natural law can be used to explain why all men,despite their racial background,should be treated equal under the law.

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Critics charge that classical and neoclassical thought lack an explanation of ___________.

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A time-honored custom is called a _________.

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___________ created the belief of hedonistic calculus,stating that behavior holds value to any individual undertaking it according to the amount of pain or pleasure it can be expected to produce for the person.

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The belief that ___________ is sometimes required to deter law violators and serve as an example to others violating the law is a part of the Classic School of thought.

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In the classic school of thought,what are the two central determinants of human behavior?

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Beccaria's philosophy of punishment is one of swift punishment to all first-time offenders.

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Match each major thinker to the field or era to which they contributed.
Cesare Beccaria
Enlightenment Era
Thomas Paine
Neoclassic School of thought
Thomas Hobbes
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The Enlightenment was also known as the era of theory.

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The Classic School of criminological thought contributes crime and deviance to which of the following?

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Which of the following were not defined by Beccaria as one of the three main forms of crime?

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