CRIM 210 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED ANSWERS
Jermey Bentham - ANSWERSDeveloped the concept of Hedonistic Calculus and
suggested that criminal laws should be such that the punishment for an act would
outweigh the pleasure derived from the act.
Cesare Beccaria - ANSWERSThe founder of the Classical School of Criminology
The Old Newgate Prison - ANSWERSFirst prison in the US and served primarily as a
holding facility until such time as the actual punishment could be carried out.
Walnut Street Jail - ANSWERSFirst institution in America dedicated to the correction of
felons.
corporal punishment - ANSWERSInfliction of pain upon an offender
The Pennsylvania system - ANSWERSWas based on silence, individual cells and
individual forms or labor.
The retributive rationale - ANSWERSdefines punishment as not evil, but representing
the natural order of things and balancing a wrong
The classic school - ANSWERSProposed that people in society have free will and
choose courses of action that give pleasure and avoid pain.
The utilitarian rationale's view of punishment - ANSWERSWas that prevention of crime
was more important than punishment, punishment was only desirable because it
prevented crime, and the certainty of punishment rather than the severity had the
greatest preventative effect.
Modern Prison - ANSWERSBegun with the penitentiary model of prison reform
Under the Penitentiary Model - ANSWERSAim of punishment was penance resulting in
purity and personal reform
The Auburn (congregate) system - ANSWERSknown for walled institutions, multi-tiered
cell blocks, striped uniforms and lock-step marching
The auburn system - ANSWERSA model consisting of individual cells, a large work
area for group labor and enforced silence. Was ultimately the model adopted for prisons
due to its economic advantages over the Pennsylvania system.
DETAILED ANSWERS
Jermey Bentham - ANSWERSDeveloped the concept of Hedonistic Calculus and
suggested that criminal laws should be such that the punishment for an act would
outweigh the pleasure derived from the act.
Cesare Beccaria - ANSWERSThe founder of the Classical School of Criminology
The Old Newgate Prison - ANSWERSFirst prison in the US and served primarily as a
holding facility until such time as the actual punishment could be carried out.
Walnut Street Jail - ANSWERSFirst institution in America dedicated to the correction of
felons.
corporal punishment - ANSWERSInfliction of pain upon an offender
The Pennsylvania system - ANSWERSWas based on silence, individual cells and
individual forms or labor.
The retributive rationale - ANSWERSdefines punishment as not evil, but representing
the natural order of things and balancing a wrong
The classic school - ANSWERSProposed that people in society have free will and
choose courses of action that give pleasure and avoid pain.
The utilitarian rationale's view of punishment - ANSWERSWas that prevention of crime
was more important than punishment, punishment was only desirable because it
prevented crime, and the certainty of punishment rather than the severity had the
greatest preventative effect.
Modern Prison - ANSWERSBegun with the penitentiary model of prison reform
Under the Penitentiary Model - ANSWERSAim of punishment was penance resulting in
purity and personal reform
The Auburn (congregate) system - ANSWERSknown for walled institutions, multi-tiered
cell blocks, striped uniforms and lock-step marching
The auburn system - ANSWERSA model consisting of individual cells, a large work
area for group labor and enforced silence. Was ultimately the model adopted for prisons
due to its economic advantages over the Pennsylvania system.
