Identify two lasting influences of the classical/neoclassical schools of thought on the field of criminal justice.
What will be an ideal response?
Examples: Deterrence theory; the Eighth Amendment against cruel and unusual punishment; the idea that punishment should be commensurate with the seriousness of the crime
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Enlightenment ideas eventually led to the positivist school of thought. 2. Positivist approaches to punishment invoked the notion of science to determine the causes of crime and craft the appropriate punishments. 3. The principle of utility was used to evaluate the success of prisons. 4. Early state-controlled punishment was typically as severe as uncontrolled vengeance. 5. Beccaria is associated with the idea of hedonistic calculus.
________ refers to the overuse of correctional facilities, particularly prisons, in the United States.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Domestic terrorist groups such as white supremacists and religious revolutionists are members of which type of terrorist group?
a. right-wing b. left-wing c. modern d. morality
_____ maintained that females were lower on the evolutionary scale than males
a. Cesare Lombroso b. David Comings c. W. I. Thomas d. James Q. Wilson