What is a Classical School?

What will be an ideal response?


An eighteenth-century approach to crime causation and criminal responsibility that grew out of the Enlightenment and that emphasized the role of free will and reasonable punishments. Classical thinkers believed that punishment, if it is to be an effective deterrent, must outweigh the potential pleasure derived from criminal behavior.

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The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 also prohibited the placement of status offenders or those adjudicated delinquent from

a. being incarcerated 15 days after disposition b. being confined (detained) in any institution in which they have contact with adults incarcerated c. being interrogated by police d. being subject to parental control

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Which of the following statements is true of prison violence?

A. Prison violence serves as an outlet for racial tension. B. Rapes in prisons are committed primarily for sexual reasons. C. Juvenile delinquents are not subjected to prison violence. D. Prison violence is a means of acquiring parole.

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The service style of policing views the officer as a ______.

A. teacher B. neighbor C. soldier D. social worker

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The emergency back-up generator system shall be capable of operating uninterrupted for a minimum period of ____ hour(s) without refueling.

a) 1 b) 1 ½ c) 2 d) 2 ½

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