Question 1

How was the existing system of justice altered during the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

A)  People reconsidered the administration of law and redefined corrections. 
B)  During this period, the classical school of criminology emerged, with its insistence on a rational link between the gravity of the crime and the severity of the punishment. 
C)  The social contract and utilitarianism emphasized limitations on the government and the need to enact a system of punishments that would deter people from crime. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 2

Who was John Howard and what significance did he have in regard to correctional reform? Be sure to list and explain his major accomplishments.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

A hulk is an abandoned ship that the English converted to hold convicted people during a period of prison overcrowding between 1776 and 1790.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: The Early History of Correctional Thought and Practice

How was the existing system of justice altered during the Enlightenment?

Who was John Howard and what significance did he have in regard to correctional reform? Be sure to list and explain his major accomplishments.

A hulk is an abandoned ship that the English converted to hold convicted people during a period of prison overcrowding between 1776 and 1790.