______ believe that wrongdoers deserve to be punished and that punishment imposed should be in proportion to the wrongdoing the offender committed.
a. Deterrence theorists
b. Rehabilitationists
c. Retributivists
d. Restorative justice proponents
Ans: C
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When photographing a fingerprint on a wall:
a. use a forensic light source. b. mount the camera on a tripod. c. take panoramic photos. d. use a fast shutter speed. e. take the photograph without a scale.
An offender is convicted of rape and sentenced to 30 years in prison. The judge says he would have imposed a greater sentence had the court been able if for no other reason than to remove the rapist from society for as long as possible. This is an example of which purpose of punishment?
A) Deterrence B) Incapacitation C) Restitution D) Retribution
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Dr. Thomas McLellan as well, as some other researchers, believe that drug addiction should be regarded as a type of chronic disease similar to hypertension, cancer, and diabetes. 2. Studies show that although there may be a genetic component to the notion of inherited predispositions to addiction, this theory falls short in its simplistic approach to answer a complex issue. 3. Edwin Sutherland proposed that deviant behaviors are learned when groups of people normalize and reinforce bad behaviors and make them appear good in his work on differential association theory. 4. Recently, the anomie theory has gained more credibility to explain drug abuse mainly because of the emphasis it places on materialism and social achievement. 5. Of the multiple anti-drug laws in existence it is understood that the laws and enforcement strategies in place often make sufficient and appropriate distinctions between the different kinds of psychoactive drugs. 6. Nicknamed the "hug drug," Ecstasy, works by decreasing the levels of the neurotransmitters serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine.
A ______ murderer is one who kills on at least three occasions, with what can be called an emotional cooling-off period between the incidents.
a. triad b. mass c. spree d. serial