Deck 11: Punishment, Crime, and Ethics

Question 1

____________ views the purpose of punishment in terms of whether it has beneficial effects on society.

A) Deontology
B) Peacemaking
C) Utilitarianism
D) none of the above

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Deontology is most compatible with which purpose of criminal punishment?

A) rehabilitation
B) deterrence
C) incapacitation
D) retribution

Answer 2

D

Question 3

____________ suggests that society punishes wrongdoers because they deserve it.

A) Incapacitation
B) Rehabilitation
C) Retribution
D) Deterrence

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In the 1980s, Boston developed Operation Ceasefire, which was meant to clearly describe the consequences of criminal activity to a targeted group of high risk repeat offenders. This type of program best represents which purpose of punishment?

A) Incapacitation
B) Retribution
C) General deterrence
D) Specific deterrence

Question 5

Indeterminate sentencing became popular as a method to:

A) Rehabilitate
B) Deter
C) Incarcerate
D) Pay back the offender for their wrongdoing

Question 6

____________ characterizes the offender as being sick and in need of treatment.

A) Retribution
B) Deterrence
C) Rehabilitation
D) Incapacitation

Question 7

Which of the following is not an example of a dynamic risk factor?

A) age
B) lack of parental support
C) substance abuse
D) poor school performance

Question 8

The ____________ perspective views crime as a result of a decision making process.

A) retribution
B) deterrence
C) rehabilitation
D) incapacitation

Question 9

____________ seeks to influence the future behavior of a particular offender by making the punishment outweigh the benefit of the crime.

A) General deterrence
B) Specific deterrence
C) Incapacitation
D) none of the above

Question 10

Which of the following has been an unintended consequence of eliminating parole?

A) Increased recidivism
B) Increased sentencing disparity
C) Increased prisoner misconduct
D) All of the above

Question 11

Which country is estimated to carry out more forms of corporal punishment than any other nation in the world?

A) United States
B) Iraq
C) Iran
D) Saudi Arabia

Question 12

Scared straight programs have been proven to be effective deterring criminal behavior.

Question 13

Great disparity resulted from determinate sentences, and sentencing reforms were initiated due to these sentences.

Question 14

The "three strikes" laws has been most widely used in California

Question 15

Retribution seeks to decrease crime by modifying an offender's future behavior.

Question 16

Stop and frisk policies are an attempt at achieving specific deterrence

Question 17

Since 2007, correctional populations in the United States began to decline slightly.

Question 18

The rate of communicable diseases such as TB is higher in prison populations compared to the general public.

Question 19

Evidence shows that private prisons are able to operate more efficiently than government owned prisons, while maintaining the same level of security and inmate programs.

Question 20

The U.S. currently has more people under correctional supervision than any other western, industrialized nation.

Question 21

The Supreme Court has recently ruled lethal injection to be cruel and unusual punishment.