Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Classical criminologists felt that the justice system should be secretive and behind closed doors.
2. The American criminal justice system is highly influenced by the classical school.
3. The death penalty is used as a general deterrent for committing crime.
4. The social contract states that individuals follow rules in return for protection from rule violators.
5. In the pre-classical era, executions were public spectacles.


1. False
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The term _______________ refers to the process whereby assessment data are incorporated into the planning process to assist in goal setting for the offender.

a. evaluation b. intervention c. split sentencing d. community corrections

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Peer influence typically peaks at age ______.

A. 12 B. 14 C. 16 D. 18

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During the Middle Ages, those labeled as vagrants, beggars, and delinquents could be forced to work in___________________ for the purposes of punishment and discipline.

a. bridewells b. houses of corrections c. a Jesuit house of refuge d. monastic confinement

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