Chapter 7 Test Questions

. According to Beccaria, the three principles of punishment are:

Certainty, frequency, swiftness

Certainty, swiftness, infrequency

Certainty, circumstances, severity

Certainty, swiftness, severity

. In California, the average waiting time lapse between conviction and execution is:

10 years

15 years

20 years

25 years

. Currently in the U.S., the average waiting time lapse between conviction and execution is:

122 months

150 months

174 months

190 months

. Economists believe the death penalty is a deterrent.

True

False

. Which statement is correct:

Economists believe the death penalty is a deterrent; sociologists/criminologists do not believe it is a deterrent

Economists do not believe the death penalty is a deterrent; sociologists/ criminologists believe it is a deterrent

Both economists and sociologists/criminologists believe the death penalty is a deterrent

Neither economists nor sociologists/criminologists believe the death penalty is a deterrent

. The Committee on Deterrence and the Death Penalty (CDDP) recommends that:

Deterrence studies should be used to influence judicial deliberations

Deterrence studies should not be used to influence judicial deliberations

The brutalizing effect should be taken into consideration to influence judicial deliberations

Rehabilitation studies should be used to influence judicial deliberations

. Abolitionists apply Pascal's reasoning to the death penalty debate.

True

False

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