Chapter 11 Multiple Choice Quiz

Sending an offender to prison would be characterized as a deprivation of

Liberty.

Money.

Bodily integrity.

Life.

Gresham Sykes determined that prisoners suffer five major deprivations. How did Sykes come to this conclusion?

Through observation of a state prison system.

Through surveys of incarcerated prisoners.

Through his personal experience as an inmate.

Through philosophical debate.

Which of the following is a justification for punishment in which offenders are given consequences as severe as the harms they caused to their victims?

Rehabilitation.

Retribution.

Restoration.

Incapacitation.

What is one critique of deterrence as a philosophy of punishment?

Offenders do not always make decisions on a rational basis.

Punishment is not always certain.

Punishment is not always swift.

all of the above are critiques of detterence.

Sentencing an offender to life in prison in hopes of discouraging other persons from committing similar crimes would illustrate what philosophy of punishment?

Expiation.

Just deserts.

General deterrence.

Restitution.

When people decide to take an action by determining that the pleasure of the act outweighs the pain, they are engaging in Bentham's concept of

Celerit.

Hedonism.

Just deserts.

The Code of Hammurabi.

Which of the following statements best characterizes the philosophy of rehabilitation?

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Let the punishment fit the offender.

Let the punishment fit the community.

Let the punishment deter the further crime.

If offenders are sentenced to prison for the purpose of removing them from society so they cannot commit additional crimes, what punishment philosophy is illustrated?

Retribution.

Deterrence.

Incapacitation.

Restitution.

When a judge orders an offender to repay a victim for medical expenses, this punishment type is best described as

Deterrence.

Retribution.

Restitution.

Rehabilitation.

Requiring a convicted offender to wear pink clothing at all times in public, and separating the offender from others in the community as a result, would be an example of

Reintegrative shaming.

Disintegrative shaming.

Restitution.

Community mediation.

The statement that best summarizes the restorative justice movement would be:

The health of the community should be restored while the needs of the victim and offender are being addressed.

The punishment should be harsh enough to discourage future offenders.

The punishment should fit the severity of the crime.

The punishment should not include an empty apology.

Not punishing an individual for causing an accidental death would illustrate the the principle of

Legality.

Culpability.

Actus reus.

Vagueness.

Which of the following principles is not included in the language of the Eighth Amendment?

The right to be free of excessive fines.

The right be free of excessive bail.

The right to be free of cruel and unusual punishment.

The right to be free of excessive emotional damage.

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