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Degree criminology Quiz on classicism quiz CK, created by Caroline Knight on 22/11/2014.

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Question 1 of 15

1

A key point of classicism is...

Select one of the following:

  • People have free will

  • Everyone who commits a crime gets caught

  • Only certain people are criminals

Explanation

Question 2 of 15

1

In classical criminology punishment what should punishment be?

Select one of the following:

  • Brutal

  • Only used for extreme criminal behaviour

  • Not necessary

  • Severe but fair

Explanation

Question 3 of 15

1

A central focus of classical criminology was to establish a reformed, equitable and efficient system of justice

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 4 of 15

1

A key point of the classical approach

Select one of the following:

  • All offenders would grow out of committing their crimes

  • Women do not commit crimes and should never experience punishment

  • Punishment should act as a deterrent to everyone

  • Punishment should only be meted out on second and subsequent crimes

Explanation

Question 5 of 15

1

Which one is a key figure in the Routine Activity Theory?

Select one of the following:

  • Tannenbaum

  • Beccaria

  • Felson

  • Siht - Nrael

Explanation

Question 6 of 15

1

Classicism also drew on other theories. Which ones?

Select one of the following:

  • Social Contract theory

  • Strain theory

  • Both of these answers

Explanation

Question 7 of 15

1

One of the reasons that classicism fell from popularity in 19th century?

Select one of the following:

  • It had created a huge increase in crimes

  • The prisons were became so full they could not cope

  • It was a one size fits all approach that failed to take into account of peoples differences

Explanation

Question 8 of 15

1

Classical criminologists concerned themselves with the creation of what they believed was a true class structure for society

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 9 of 15

1

Who was it who invented the panoptican and wrote ' The principles of morals and legislation'?

Select one of the following:

  • Jeremy Bentham

  • Robert Merton

  • Tim Seddon

  • William Whitelaw

Explanation

Question 10 of 15

1

Cornish and Clarke expanded on the explanation of rationality. They described their explanation of this as.....

Select one of the following:

  • bounded or limited rationality

  • rounded rationality

  • rational rationality

Explanation

Question 11 of 15

1

Which are classed as contemporary classical theories or contemporary rational actor theories?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Rational choice theory

  • routine activity theory

  • Situational prevention

  • Evolutionary theory

  • Rehabilitation theory

  • Deterrence theory

Explanation

Question 12 of 15

1

A criticism of situational prevention is that is simply displaces crime elsewhere.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 13 of 15

1

The 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

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 14 of 15

1

What year did Mrs Thatcher become prime minister?

Select one of the following:

  • 1969

  • 1979

  • 1984

  • 1975

Explanation

Question 15 of 15

1

Felson introduced a fourth variable to the routine activity model. What was it?

Select one of the following:

  • A 'fence' to remove the stolen goods

  • Absence of initimate handler

  • Total lack of morality

Explanation

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