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"Civilization, Safety, and Deterrence" Self-Quiz
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According to Reiman, __________ will deter people from murder.
rehabilitating murderers
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forgiving murderers
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refusing to implement the death penalty
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implementing the death penalty
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Reiman believes that the death penalty could be justified if
it was only given to convicted torturers.
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murderers were not scared of life in prison.
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murderers really deserved death.
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it was necessary to avoid even worse consequences.
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Reiman argues that van den Haag's line of reasoning leads to the conclusion that we should institute
the death penalty for lesser crimes than murder
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death-by-torture.
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the death penalty only for people who are afraid of death.
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the death penalty at random.
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According to Reiman, van den Haag faces a dilemma between which pair of options?
Either we should impose the death penalty, or we should torture murderers to death.
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Either we should not impose the death penalty, or we should not torture murderers to death.
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Either we should impose the death penalty, or we should not torture murderers to death.
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Either we should not impose the death penalty, or we should torture murderers to death.
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Which of the following is not a reason Reiman offers to doubt van den Haag's claim that the death penalty will deter the most people?
People do not fear death more than they fear the suffering of a life of imprisonment.
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Refusing to implement the death penalty sends a message that may deter just as many or more people.
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Even if people actually fear death more than other punishments, this fear may not deter them from criminal activity because people assess risk in a crude way.
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If van den Haag's argument is sound, we should torture people to death.
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