"An eye for an eye" is an example of a punishment based on __________.
A. retribution
B. rehabilitation
C. incapacitation
D. deterrence
Answer: A
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The impact of repeat offenders on court and jail resources is minimal
a. True b. False
During the reign of LTTE, democracy had been absent, but why was it easy to implement democracy afterwards?
a. Since there was democracy beforehand, re-establishing it was easier than establishing it for the first time. b. The United Nations stepped in to help provide most of the funding to get the country started again and provided them with a Constitution. c. The LTTE carefully handed over power to democracy in order to maintain peace between citizens. d. The LTTE had pushed out Al Qaeda and other religious terror groups so there was no threat of an Islamic caliphate or some other form of theocracy.
______ principle suggests that retribution is the key to justice.
A. Habeas corpus B. Modus operandi C. Mens rea D. Lex talionis
If petty offenses were subject to the same punishment as more serious crimes, offenders would choose the worst crime. This is referred to as the concept of:
a. marginal deterrence. b. "the tipping point.". c. specific deterrence. d. general deterrence.