Crime and Criminology

What is also called 'just deserts'?

Which of the following can be specific or general?

Which of the following can be selective or collective?

Which of the following aims to change the factors within an individual that led him or her to commit the crime in the first place?

Cesare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham argued that punishment should be severe, even more so than is necessary, in order to discourage further offending.

Which Australian state/territory has the largest imprisonment rate?

Most people who are detected committing crimes in Australia are dealt with by non-custodial measures.

The prison system in Australia has been expanding rapidly.Why is this so?

Outline the characteristics of offenders in Australian prisons.

What does the term 'remand' refer to? What are some of issues related to holding people on remand?

What is community corrections? Give examples.

What is meant by 'net widening' as used by Worrall (2009)?

Which of the following is when the staff member has insufficient information about how to perform his or her job?

Which of the following is when a staff member cannot exercise as much authority as desired?

What is 'recidivism'? What does the research reveal about recidivism?

Critics of have argued that prisons debilitate rather than rehabilitate offenders.What evidence is there to support this claim?

What are responsivity considerations?