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i Testbank for Corrections in America An Introduction Fifteenth Edition Harry E. Allen, Ph.D.Edward J. Latessa, Ph.D.Bruce S. Ponder 1 / 4
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Corrections in America: An Introduction, 15e (Allen)
Chapter 1 Early History (2000 B.C. to A.D. 1800) 1.1 Multiple Choice 1) The concept of retaliation develops into a system of criminal law when it becomes customary for the victim of the wrongdoing to
- take revenge on the person who wronged them.
- start a vendetta against the wrongdoer's family.
- report the crime to the proper authorities.
- accept something else instead of blood vengeance.
Answer: D
Page Ref: 5
Objective: Summarize sentencing goals and primary punishment philosophies from 1800 to present.
Level: Intermediate
2) Lex talionis is more commonly known as
- the "mark of the slave."
- penal servitude.
- "an eye for an eye."
- the death penalty.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 6
Objective: Summarize early responses to crime prior to the development of prisons.
Level: Basic
3) Criminal law typically requires ________ action against a wrongdoer.
- public
- retaliatory
- aggressive
- fair
Answer: A
Page Ref: 5
Objective: Summarize the definition, mission, and role of corrections.
Level: Intermediate
4) The first people to allow their citizens to prosecute an offender in the name of an injured party were the
- Babylonians.
- Sumerians.
- Romans.
- Greeks.
Answer: D
Page Ref: 7
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Level: Basic
5) What was the main contribution of the medieval church to the study of corrections?
- Punishment is necessary to establish guilt or innocence.
- Torture and brutal treatment is a necessary method of questioning.
- Individuals have free will and can be held accountable for their actions.
- Everyone should receive the same punishment, regardless of social standing.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 7
Objective: Summarize sentencing goals and primary punishment philosophies from 1800 to present.
Level: Intermediate
6) Which of the following is not an example of corporal punishment?
- Torture
- Branding
- Mutilation
- Imprisonment
Answer: D
Page Ref: 8
Objective: Summarize early responses to crime prior to the development of prisons.
Level: Basic
7) What theory advocated by Sir Thomas More was not considered acceptable at the time but has become the foundation for modern theories of penology and criminology?
- Public punishment can deter potential offenders.
- Social revenge is an appropriate justification for punishing an offender.
- Punishment cannot prevent crime.
- Punishment is a way for offenders to repay society and atone for transgressions
against God.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 10
Objective: Describe how secular law emerged.
Level: Intermediate
8) What was the purpose of the Bridewells constructed in England in the 1500s?
- They were workhouses created to provide employment and housing for the
- They were prisons designed to incarcerate individuals convicted of serious felony
- They were asylums sponsored by the Christian church to place wrongdoers in
- They were early cellular prisons designed for incorrigible juveniles.
unemployed.
offenses.
seclusion.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 12
Objective: Outline the development of the prison.
Level: Intermediate 3 / 4
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