The idea that laws should be more understandable for the public is related to what Enlightenment ideal?

What will be an ideal response?


The idea that individuals have free will and if they understand the laws and consequences correctly, they will choose not to commit crime.

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One major development in the theoretical approach to criminology was the idea of involuntary causes of crime as being ______; calling into question the legal doctrines of criminal responsibility.

A. precursors B. determined C. effectual D. accidental

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A guideline for completing the Presentence Investigation Report (PSI), _______________, refers to the report being kept as simple and direct as possible. Likewise, emotional appraisals and other such comments from the officer should not be included as content.

a. brevity b. sources of information c. technical words and phrases d. style and format

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According to Durkheim, _____ is described as a state of cohesion amounting to a common faith sustained by collective beliefs and practices leading to strong social bonds.

a. regulation b. integration c. causation d. control

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The investigative abilities of the police should be improved and made easier by the expansion of ________.

A. cryonics B. community policing C. the due process model D. arbitration

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