Which of the following statements reflects beliefs of the classical school of criminology?
A. People who commit criminal acts are possessed by supernatural forces.
B. People who are more intelligent are less likely to engage in criminal behavior.
C. Criminal behavior is caused by few opportunities for prosperity.
D. Criminal behavior is rational, and all people have the capacity to engage in criminal acts.
D. Criminal behavior is rational, and all people have the capacity to engage in criminal acts.
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Which treatment type has both a family-based and a community-based aspect?
a. Multisystemic Therapy. b. Functional Family Therapy. c. Scared Straight programs. d. Blended sentencing.
An error in explanation in which the causal relationship is empirically untestable because the causal factor does not come earlier in time than the result, or because the causal factor is a vague, general force that cannot be empirically measured
a. spurious relationship b. reductionism c. tautology d. teleology e. ecological fallacy
_______________________was commissioned the first warden of the Auburn State Penitentiary in New York in 1821; he instituted a system that called for incarcerated people to adhere to strict discipline and to wear pinstripes and to walk in lockstep.
A. Zebulon Brockway B. Elam Lynds C. John Haviland D. Sanford Bates
By the mid-1800s, reformers were __________ with the penitentiary
a. satisfied b. delighted c. disillusioned d. distrustful