Exam 3: Classical and Neoclassical Thought

The Enlightenment emphasized ________ as the basic determinant of behavior

Situational crime prevention is primarily concerned with

According to the Classical School of Criminology, the two key determining factors of human behavior are right and wrong.

__________ deterrence involves punishing an offender in the hopes that others will refrain from crime out of a desire to avoid a similar experience

The Classical School of criminology attributes crime to

According to Cesare Beccaria, the purpose of punishment should be

A law that mandated a harsher sentence for a career criminal than a first time offender, even though both have committed the same crime, would be an example of

Mala prohibita offenses are those acts that are said to be wrong only because they are prohibited.

Situational crime prevention works by removing criminal opportunity.

Thomas Paine's writings on ________ influenced the writers of the U.S. Constitution.

Classical criminology holds that humans are fundamentally rational.

Classical theories have been criticized for being less a theory of crime causation than a philosophy of

Which of the following crime prevention techniques would best meet the objective of reducing the rewards of crime?

The concept of natural law influenced the U.S. Constitution.

Which of the following explanations of criminal behavior would not be acceptable to a positivist studying crime?

_________exists to provide individuals with benefits they would not receive in isolation.

What is the utilitarianism view of punishment conceptualized by Jeremy Bentham?

Which of the following is an example of a mala in se offense?