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Questions in this quiz (15)
1A key point of classicism is...
- APeople have free will
- BEveryone who commits a crime gets caught
- COnly certain people are criminals
2In classical criminology punishment what should punishment be?
- ABrutal
- BOnly used for extreme criminal behaviour
- CNot necessary
- DSevere but fair
3A central focus of classical criminology was to establish a reformed, equitable and efficient system of justice
- ATrue
- BFalse
4A key point of the classical approach
- AAll offenders would grow out of committing their crimes
- BWomen do not commit crimes and should never experience punishment
- CPunishment should act as a deterrent to everyone
- DPunishment should only be meted out on second and subsequent crimes
5Which one is a key figure in the Routine Activity Theory?
- ATannenbaum
- BBeccaria
- CFelson
- DSiht - Nrael
6Classicism also drew on other theories. Which ones?
- ASocial Contract theory
- BStrain theory
- CBoth of these answers
7One of the reasons that classicism fell from popularity in 19th century?
- AIt had created a huge increase in crimes
- BThe prisons were became so full they could not cope
- CIt was a one size fits all approach that failed to take into account of peoples differences
8Classical criminologists concerned themselves with the creation of what they believed was a true class structure for society
- ATrue
- BFalse
9Who was it who invented the panoptican and wrote ' The principles of morals and legislation'?
- AJeremy Bentham
- BRobert Merton
- CTim Seddon
- DWilliam Whitelaw
10Cornish and Clarke expanded on the explanation of rationality. They described their explanation of this as.....
- Abounded or limited rationality
- Brounded rationality
- Crational rationality
11Which are classed as contemporary classical theories or contemporary rational actor theories?
- ARational choice theory
- Broutine activity theory
- CSituational prevention
- DEvolutionary theory
- ERehabilitation theory
- FDeterrence theory
12A criticism of situational prevention is that is simply displaces crime elsewhere.
- ATrue
- BFalse
13The key concept of contemporary deterrence is that the certainty of getting caught and being punished is far more effective than the severity of the punishment itself
- ATrue
- BFalse
14What year did Mrs Thatcher become prime minister?
- A1969
- B1979
- C1984
- D1975
15Felson introduced a fourth variable to the routine activity model. What was it?
- AA 'fence' to remove the stolen goods
- BAbsence of initimate handler
- CTotal lack of morality
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- Degree criminology Quiz on classicism quiz CK, created by Caroline Knight on 22/11/2014.
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