Jeremy Bentham’s theory of punishment was based upon ______ or maximizing benefits for a majority of the population.
A. the categorical imperative
B. universalism
C. felicitous calculus
D. utilitarianism
D. utilitarianism
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According to Gaines and Kappeler, what are some of the characteristics that police agencies have embodied and that hint toward their increasing federalization?
a. Enforcing immigration laws, decreased centralization, and local political control b. Controlling the nation's borders and the Internet, and local political control c. Greater centralization, controlling the nation's borders, and enforcing immigration laws d. Decreased centralization, overseeing the Internet, and local political control
Why was so much media attention given to the Marilyn Sheppard case?
a. she was poor b. she was in prison c. the case had mystery, society, sex and glamour d. the case involved a presidential candidate
The phenomenon of high job satisfaction is common in police work because of its nature. It is therefore reasonable to expect that marital disharmony might result from this on occasion
a. True b. False
The U.S. Supreme Court focuses on the government's role in instigating the crime in question not the subjective predisposition of the offender
a. True b. False