James Q. Wilson asserted that if people could be convinced that their criminal conduct would bring severe punishment, only totally irrational people would engage in crime.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The correctional enterprise is primarily about punishment. 2. Penology is the study of the penal code. 3. The practice of brutal punishment and arbitrary legal codes began to wane with the beginning of a period historians call the Enlightenment. 4. The positivist school was founded by Beccaria. 5. Lex Talionis refers to the principle of “an eye for an eye.”
Two of the first three victim assistance programs focused on this type of crime victimization.
A. domestic violence B. child victimization C. homicide survivors D. rape
In the typical criminal case where competency is in question, ______.
A. at least three competency evaluations are performed B. at least two evaluations are conducted by different clinicians C. the judge agrees with the recommendation made by the clinician D. the offender is released while the assessment is being conducted
Henry Fielding established the first organized police department in London
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false