Identify the two hallmarks of conservative theorizing. How does this differ from the theories you have previously learned about in this course?
What will be an ideal response?
First, there is a denial that crime has any “root causes”--that criminal behavior is caused by structural arrangements in society, including inequality. Instead, crime is attributed to individual choice. This individual choice might be due to human nature, to rationality, or to moral defects from being raised in a permissive, immoral society. For conservatives, bad people choose crime and create a bad society, not vice versa. Second, in solving the crime problem, the focus is on placing more restraints or controls on individuals, usually in the form of greater discipline imposed in societal institutions such as the family, the schools, and the criminal justice system. There is a belief that the threat and use of harsh punishment--especially imprisonment--is the linchpin of effective social control.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ethical conduct is enforcedaccording to utilitarianism by individual hope of _______ or fear of__________
A. favor; displeasure. B. promise; failure. C. truth; consequences. D. knowledge; ignorance. E. None of the above.
Concerning the scope of a frisk, the Supreme Court has required that the frisk be limited to:
A) A pat-down of the suspect?s torso. B) A pat-down of the suspect?s outer clothing. C) A visual examination of the suspect. D) None of the above
This is a transient attraction to corpses rather than a preference for them
a. necrophilia b. paraphilia c. pseudo-necrophilia d. coprophilia