TRUE/FALSE
1 : Punishment is externally related to lawbreaking, according to the deterrence viewpoint.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
2 : According to the deterrence argument for legal punishment, any kind of punishment is
justified no matter what the consequences.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
3 : According to consequentialist reasoning, if other measures than imprisonment work better to
deter or prevent crime then we ought to use these other measures.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
4 : A retributivist would uphold a just punishment for certain crimes even if the imposition of this
punishment did not deter anyone from committing such crimes.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
5 : Indeterminate sentences would be more likely to be favored by those with a retributivist than
those with a deterrence viewpoint.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
6 : Retributivists always support a lex talionis view and, thus, always will support the death
penalty for murderers (as being a life for a life).
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
7 : Retributivists would support a not guilty plea for persons who are in fact insane for, because
of their mental dysfunction, they then are not responsible for what they do.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
8 : Punishment is externally related to lawbreaking, according to the retributivist viewpoint.
A : true
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, B : false
Correct Answer : B
9 : A utilitarian would necessarily be opposed to the restorative justice approach to criminal
justice.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
SHORT RESPONSE
10 : Label the following examples of reasons for legal punishment as Consequentialist
Deterrence (CD), Consequentialist Prevention (CP), or Retributivist (R):Some crimes are so
horrible that those committing them are appropriately punished with life imprisonment without
parole.
Correct Answer : R
11 : Label the following examples of reasons for legal punishment as Consequentialist
Deterrence (CD), Consequentialist Prevention (CP), or Retributivist (R):There should be no
legal punishment for crimes that persons are forced to commit for they are not really responsible
for these crimes.
Correct Answer : R
12 : Label the following examples of reasons for legal punishment as Consequentialist
Deterrence (CD), Consequentialist Prevention (CP), or Retributivist (R):While sure and swift
punishment may not work for all, it surely works for those who understand the real threat of
being punished if they break the law.
Correct Answer : CD
13 : Label the following examples of reasons for legal punishment as Consequentialist
Deterrence (CD), Consequentialist Prevention (CP), or Retributivist (R):At least while they are in
prison they cannot do any harm to those outside the prison.
Correct Answer : CP
14 : Label the following examples of reasons for legal punishment as Consequentialist
Deterrence (CD), Consequentialist Prevention (CP), or Retributivist (R):If we could be sure that
a person was going to commit a crime, then we would be doing the right thing to stop this by
putting him in prison.
Correct Answer : CP
15 : Label the following examples of reasons for legal punishment as Consequentialist
Deterrence (CD), Consequentialist Prevention (CP), or Retributivist (R):To the extent that a
person could not help what they did in committing a crime, his legal responsibility (and
appropriate punishment) is diminished.
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1 : Punishment is externally related to lawbreaking, according to the deterrence viewpoint.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
2 : According to the deterrence argument for legal punishment, any kind of punishment is
justified no matter what the consequences.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
3 : According to consequentialist reasoning, if other measures than imprisonment work better to
deter or prevent crime then we ought to use these other measures.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
4 : A retributivist would uphold a just punishment for certain crimes even if the imposition of this
punishment did not deter anyone from committing such crimes.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
5 : Indeterminate sentences would be more likely to be favored by those with a retributivist than
those with a deterrence viewpoint.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
6 : Retributivists always support a lex talionis view and, thus, always will support the death
penalty for murderers (as being a life for a life).
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
7 : Retributivists would support a not guilty plea for persons who are in fact insane for, because
of their mental dysfunction, they then are not responsible for what they do.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
8 : Punishment is externally related to lawbreaking, according to the retributivist viewpoint.
A : true
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, B : false
Correct Answer : B
9 : A utilitarian would necessarily be opposed to the restorative justice approach to criminal
justice.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
SHORT RESPONSE
10 : Label the following examples of reasons for legal punishment as Consequentialist
Deterrence (CD), Consequentialist Prevention (CP), or Retributivist (R):Some crimes are so
horrible that those committing them are appropriately punished with life imprisonment without
parole.
Correct Answer : R
11 : Label the following examples of reasons for legal punishment as Consequentialist
Deterrence (CD), Consequentialist Prevention (CP), or Retributivist (R):There should be no
legal punishment for crimes that persons are forced to commit for they are not really responsible
for these crimes.
Correct Answer : R
12 : Label the following examples of reasons for legal punishment as Consequentialist
Deterrence (CD), Consequentialist Prevention (CP), or Retributivist (R):While sure and swift
punishment may not work for all, it surely works for those who understand the real threat of
being punished if they break the law.
Correct Answer : CD
13 : Label the following examples of reasons for legal punishment as Consequentialist
Deterrence (CD), Consequentialist Prevention (CP), or Retributivist (R):At least while they are in
prison they cannot do any harm to those outside the prison.
Correct Answer : CP
14 : Label the following examples of reasons for legal punishment as Consequentialist
Deterrence (CD), Consequentialist Prevention (CP), or Retributivist (R):If we could be sure that
a person was going to commit a crime, then we would be doing the right thing to stop this by
putting him in prison.
Correct Answer : CP
15 : Label the following examples of reasons for legal punishment as Consequentialist
Deterrence (CD), Consequentialist Prevention (CP), or Retributivist (R):To the extent that a
person could not help what they did in committing a crime, his legal responsibility (and
appropriate punishment) is diminished.
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