Retribution is concerned, simply, with punishing criminals on the basis of the severity of their crimes

a. True
b. False


a

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The second level of Gilligan’s (1982) focuses on ______.

a. women begin to become aware of their responsibility for others’ well-being b. social norms and consensus are the basis for moral judgments and concern for others, especially others’ feelings, and the possibility of hurting others is of major concern c. women now understand that care includes caring for themselves as well as others d. individual survival is paramount, and moral considerations are relevant only when one’s own needs are in conflict

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The characteristics of Western criminal law include all of the following except ______.

a. politically b. certainty c. uniformity d. specificity

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A model of corrections based on the assumption that criminal behavior can be controlled by the increased use of incarceration and other forms of strict supervision is known as ...

What will be an ideal response?

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Indeterminate sentences are most closely associated with which of the following philosophies of punishment?

A) Incapacitation B) Rehabilitation C) General deterrence D) Specific deterrence E) Restorative justice

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