Which philosophical underpinning in corrections is intended to cause vicarious learning whereby observers see that offenders are punished for a given crime and themselves are discouraged from committing a like-mannered crime due to fear of punishment?

a. General deterrence
b. Specific deterrence
c. Treatment
d. Restorative justice


a. General deterrence

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What will be an ideal response?

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According to the central principle of________, actions are right in proportion, as they tend to promote happiness, and wrong, as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness (pain)

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which region of the United States has traditionally had the highest rate of homicide?

a. East b. Midwest c. South d. West

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Freud argued that the ______ acted as our moral conscience.

A. id B. defense C. ego D. superego

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