Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. “Controlled vengeance” is about the state taking responsibility for punishing wrongdoers from the individuals who were wronged.
2. Retributive justice is driven by simple deterrence and is humanistic and tolerant.
3. Enrico Ferri believed the purpose of punishment was to rehabilitate offenders.
4. Severity of punishment is the most effective element in deterrence.
5. The contrast effect compares the possible punishment for a crime to the life experience of the individual to be punished.


1. True
2. False
3. False
4. False
5. True

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a. Death row inmates who have exhausted all their appeals in state and federal appellate courts. b. Any civil suit filed by an inmate. c. Inmates denied the opportunity to vote, hold public office, or enter into contracts. d. Prison administrators refusing access to the prison law library.

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Today, statutes often define ____________ as the “unlawful killing of a human being without malice.”

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.

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Under the ____________________ system, inmates' labor was sold to private employers

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Containment theory has been criticized due to difficulty in defining ________

A) delinquency B) social drift C) self-concept D) criminal intent

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