8.3. Deterrence
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What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes forward-looking punishment ideologies, such as deterrence, from backward-looking ones?
View answer and explanationAccording to the text, what is the basic concept of deterrence?
View answer and explanationWhich category of deterrence is focused on teaching an individual offender a lesson to prevent their personal recidivism?
View answer and explanationWhat is the aim of general deterrence?
View answer and explanationThe principle that a deterrent action results in the offender reducing the amount of a criminal act, rather than stopping it completely, is known as what?
View answer and explanationWhat is displacement in the context of deterrence theory?
View answer and explanationAccording to the text, for deterrence theory to be effective, individuals in society must possess which three key characteristics?
View answer and explanationWhat does the concept of 'hedonism' or 'hedonistic calculus' mean in the context of deterrence?
View answer and explanationDeterrence theory works on three key elements for punishment. What are they?
View answer and explanationWhat does 'celerity' refer to in deterrence theory?
View answer and explanationAccording to Cesare Beccaria, as cited in the text, which of the three elements of deterrence theory is the most important?
View answer and explanationIn what century did the Italian philosopher Cesare Beccaria, a key figure in deterrence theory, live and work?
View answer and explanationWhat does Beccaria's statement, 'For punishment to attain its end, the evil which it inflicts has only to exceed the advantage derivable from the crime… All beyond this is superfluous and for that reason tyrannical,' primarily address?
View answer and explanationThe concept of 'absolute deterrence' is described in the text as a surrealistic idea often credited to whom?
View answer and explanationAccording to the text, what is the modern understanding of the effectiveness of deterrence?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following is an example of marginal deterrence as described in the chapter?
View answer and explanationThe text states that displacement argues that crime is not deterred but shifted on three levels. Which of the following is NOT one of those levels?
View answer and explanationWhat is the core idea of 'free will' as it relates to the efficacy of deterrence theory?
View answer and explanationHow does the text describe the concept of 'absolute deterrence' in today's standards?
View answer and explanationWhich school of criminology, with which Cesare Beccaria is strongly associated, provides the roots for deterrence theory?
View answer and explanationWhat is the relationship between specific deterrence and general deterrence?
View answer and explanationAccording to the text, what is a weakness of deterrence theory related to its required individual characteristics?
View answer and explanationThe text states that deterrence is rooted in the concepts of which area of study?
View answer and explanationWhat is the role of 'rationality' as a necessary element within an individual for deterrence to be effective?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following best summarizes Beccaria's view on the amount of punishment, or 'severity'?
View answer and explanationThe text presents deterrence as the next major punishment ideology after which historical system?
View answer and explanationWhat does the text imply is the main reason that making the public *think* their offenses will not go unpunished is a deterrent factor?
View answer and explanationAn example of displacement where a criminal stops stealing cars on the weekend and instead sells drugs during the day involves a shift in which two levels?
View answer and explanationHow is celerity ranked in importance among the three elements of deterrence theory, according to the text?
View answer and explanationThe text states that many of Cesare Beccaria's concepts helped to shape what important U.S. document?
View answer and explanationWhich term is used in the text to describe reoffending?
View answer and explanationUnlike backward-looking approaches, deterrence is designed to punish current behaviors and also accomplish what?
View answer and explanationThe text indicates that the overall effect of deterrence is limited, but it does appear to work for which specific group of individuals?
View answer and explanationIf a city's crackdown on weekend carjackings leads to a rise in daytime drug dealing, this outcome would be an example of which deterrence principle?
View answer and explanationThe concept of hedonistic calculus, essential for deterrence, suggests that people are motivated by what?
View answer and explanationThe idea that 'when one person offends, the punishment received is going to be the same for all' is part of the core design for what?
View answer and explanationIn Beccaria's view, punishment that is more severe than necessary to outweigh the benefit of the crime is considered what?
View answer and explanationWhat does the text identify as the primary motivator of deterrence, according to Beccaria's philosophy?
View answer and explanationThe text states that there is little to no evidence to support which concept of deterrence?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following is NOT one of the three principles of deterrence discussed in the text alongside general and specific deterrence?
View answer and explanationDeterrence as a punishment ideology can be focused on a group or on what other entity?
View answer and explanationThe idea that people desire more pleasurable things than harmful ones is central to which concept required for deterrence to be effective?
View answer and explanationCesare Beccaria is also considered the 'Father' of what?
View answer and explanationWhat makes deterrence a forward-looking theory of punishment?
View answer and explanationThe principle of severity in deterrence theory is primarily concerned with what aspect of punishment?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following is an example of displacement by 'type of crime'?
View answer and explanationThe text states that in order for deterrence to work, people must have a 'conceptual (perceived) idea' of what?
View answer and explanationIf a punishment is applied very slowly, long after a crime is committed, which element of deterrence theory is being violated?
View answer and explanationAccording to the modern understanding presented in the text, deterrence is most likely to be effective for what type of offense?
View answer and explanationWhat is the consequence of Beccaria's idea that punishment should only exceed the advantage from the crime?
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