Briefly explain the views of the classical school of criminology in regard to explaining criminal behavior.

What will be an ideal response?


The classical school emphasized human rationality and free will in its explanations for criminal behavior.

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Elderly prisoners (those over age 50) comprise about what percent of the inmate population?

a. 2%. b. 13% c. 25% d. 54%

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Which Amendment guarantees defendants the right to confront their accusers?

a. Fourth b. Fifth c. Sixth d. Fourteenth

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The "evidence" in evidence-based policing refers to

A) information obtained from witnesses to the crime. B) fingerprints found at the crime scene. C) scientific evidence. D) information acquired from social media.

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__________ sanctions are abstract and stem from impersonal sources

a. Formal b. Informal c. Collective d. Derived

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