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CJ 2430 - Exam 4 Questions and Correct
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What were old forms of capital punishment?
Ans: noose, firing squad, gas chamber, and electric chair
What is the new form of capital punishment that is highly debated?
Ans: lethal injection
In 2013, a study found that _________ of people in this country still
support capital punishment.
Ans: 60%
What are some reasons cited for keeping the death penalty?
Ans: retribution, deterrence, and incapacitation
What is the retribution?
Ans: belief that one who takes another's life deserves a
punishment equal to the victim's fate
What is deterrence?
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Ans: reflects the hope that the execution will deter others from
crime
What is incapacitation?
Ans: reflects the desire to keep the offender from committing
further crimes
Ernest van den Haag, a supporter of the death penalty, notes the
arguments about the death penalty are either:
Ans: moral or utilitarian
The moral reasoning for the death penalty based on Ernest van den
Haag is that:
Ans: anyone who takes another's life should not be encouraged
to expect that he will outlive his victim at public expense
The utilitarian reasoning for the death penalty based on Ernest van den
Haag is that:
Ans: executions of wrongdoers deter others from committing
the crime
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Opponents of the death penalty argue that:
Ans: only God has the right to take a life
By executing murderers, society emphasizes the:
Ans: high value placed on life
The state can save up to ____________ in incarceration costs over the
lifetime of each murderer.
Ans: one million
People who are AGAINST the death penalty are against it because:
Ans: there is no evidence that it deters violent crime, it is
wrong for government to participate in intentional killing of its
citizens, convey message that life is cheap + violence is
appropriate
T/F: Historically, members of racial and ethnic minority groups
convicted of murder have been significantly MORE likely to receive the
death penalty than have members of the majority group.
Ans: true
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CJ 2430 - Exam 4 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
What were old forms of capital punishment?
Ans: noose, firing squad, gas chamber, and electric chair
What is the new form of capital punishment that is highly debated?
Ans: lethal injection
In 2013, a study found that _________ of people in this country still
support capital punishment.
Ans: 60%
What are some reasons cited for keeping the death penalty?
Ans: retribution, deterrence, and incapacitation
What is the retribution?
Ans: belief that one who takes another's life deserves a
punishment equal to the victim's fate
What is deterrence?
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Ans: reflects the hope that the execution will deter others from
crime
What is incapacitation?
Ans: reflects the desire to keep the offender from committing
further crimes
Ernest van den Haag, a supporter of the death penalty, notes the
arguments about the death penalty are either:
Ans: moral or utilitarian
The moral reasoning for the death penalty based on Ernest van den
Haag is that:
Ans: anyone who takes another's life should not be encouraged
to expect that he will outlive his victim at public expense
The utilitarian reasoning for the death penalty based on Ernest van den
Haag is that:
Ans: executions of wrongdoers deter others from committing
the crime
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Opponents of the death penalty argue that:
Ans: only God has the right to take a life
By executing murderers, society emphasizes the:
Ans: high value placed on life
The state can save up to ____________ in incarceration costs over the
lifetime of each murderer.
Ans: one million
People who are AGAINST the death penalty are against it because:
Ans: there is no evidence that it deters violent crime, it is
wrong for government to participate in intentional killing of its
citizens, convey message that life is cheap + violence is
appropriate
T/F: Historically, members of racial and ethnic minority groups
convicted of murder have been significantly MORE likely to receive the
death penalty than have members of the majority group.
Ans: true
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