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To deter people from committing more serious offenses, Beccaria believed punishment should be as severe as possible regardless of the offense.

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British philosopher Jeremy Bentham helped popularize the view of utilitarianism.

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Is the death penalty an effective deterrent? Why or why not?

The philosophy of justice that asserts that those who violate the rights of others deserve to be punished is known as:

Curfew laws have been overwhelmingly effective at reducing crime rates.

When an effort to prevent one crime has the unintended consequences of preventing other crimes, this is referred to as:

A program that seems successful because it helps lower crime rates at specific locations or neighborhoods may simply be redirecting offenders to alternative targets; this is known as__________________________.

Defensible space theory is credited to ________________ in the 1970s.

When efforts to prevent one crime unintentionally prevents another and when crime control efforts in one locale reduce crime in other, nontarget areas, this is called:

About two-thirds of convicted felons are rearrested within three years

Placing offenders behind bars during their prime crime years should lessen their lifetime opportunity to commit crime. This theory is known as the _________ .

The "A" in the CRAVED model of rational offending stands for Affordability.

Some rational choice theorists believe that all criminal behavior, no matter how destructive or seemingly irresponsible, is actually a matter of thought and decision making.

In a 1975 book that came to symbolize renewed interest in classical views, Thinking about Crime , political scientist ____________  debunked the view that crime was a function of exter nal forces .

As a crime-control strategy, does incapacitation  actually reduce crime? Support your response by explaining why or why not.

The philosophy of ___________________ asserts that those who violate the rights of others deserve to be punished.

How have rational choice theory and Von Hirsch's concept of just desserts impacted public policy?

Some law violators describe the adrenaline rush that comes from successfully executing illegal activities in dangerous situations. This integration of danger, risk, and skill is, for some, a seduction of crime and is referred to as:

________ argues that punishing an offender will prevent that offender from committing the same crime again.

If a crime is offense-specific, offenders have weighed their abilities, resources, needs, and levels of fear.