Address the important difference between repressive law and restitutive law

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: In small, traditional societies, the collective conscience, or society's shared norms and values, is extremely strong. When deviance occurs, these societies engage in repressive law marked by harsh physical punishment of deviants. In contrast, because the collective conscience is weaker in larger, modern societies, these societies deal with deviance through restitutive law marked by an interest in restoring relationships to their previous state. Restitution, such as payments to aggrieved parties, becomes a primary punishment.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The theory that explains why crimes occur in specific location is called target theories.

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

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Which of the following is true regarding the relationship between age and crime?

a. Both property and violent crime rates peak early in life, and then decline significantly with age. b. Property crime rates peak early in life, with violent crimes peaking around middle-age. c. Violent crime rates peak early in life, with property crimes peaking around middle-age. d. Both property and violent crime rates are low among the young, and tend to increase with age.

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What is the ability to make operational decisions based on personal judgment instead of formal rules?

a. discretion b. ethics c. justice d. morals

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