Discuss the classical school of criminological thought and its basic assumptions
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: This school of thought is based on the idea that individuals choose to engage in criminal behavior. The father of classical criminology is Cesare Beccaria. He believed that people had free will and the ability to reason. In order to control behavior it was necessary to specifically spell out unwritten laws surrounding what was to be considered criminal behavior, as well as the punishment associated with each crime.
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A) The courts are interfering in police hiring. B) Police departments are not voluntarily ending discrimination. C) City police forces have more trouble than rural forces in ending discrimination. D) Affirmative action is most likely illegal if not imposed by the court.
The opinion of which Justice helped to save the constitutionality of abortion rights in Planned Parenthood v. Casey?
A. Breyer B. Ginsburg C. Souter D. Thomas
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Which of the following excerpts from Weinberg et al's interview data is an example of the stage of Settling into the Identity in developing a bisexual identity?
a. "Reading The Bisexual Option…I realized then that bisexuality really existed and that's what I was.". b. "I thought I had to be either gay or straight.". c. "I just decided I was bi. I trusted my own sense of self.". d. "When I first had sexual feelings for females, I had the sense I should give up my feelings for men.".