Cesare Beccaria and the Age of Enlightenment Quiz

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to Lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

Which European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries synthesized ideas concerning God, reason, nature, and humanity into a worldview?

  • The Protestant Reformation
  • The Industrial Revolution
  • The Renaissance
  • The Age of Enlightenment (correct)

Who is considered the father of modern criminal law and the father of criminal justice?

  • Cesare Beccaria (correct)
  • Adam Smith
  • Charles Montesquieu
  • Emile Durkheim

In which year did Cesare Beccaria's treatise 'On Crimes and Punishments' condemn torture and the death penalty?

  • 1756
  • 1764 (correct)
  • 1772
  • 1780

Who first introduced the concept of Anomie Theory in 1893?

<p>Emile Durkheim (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Actus Reus refer to in criminal law?

<p>The voluntary act taken to commit a crime (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of Affirmative Action?

<p>Increasing workplace and educational opportunities for underrepresented groups (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which sociologist is most known for his theories regarding functionalism, division of labor, solidarity, and anomie?

<p>Emile Durkheim (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the Notwithstanding Clause in Canada?

<p>To override certain portions of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for limited periods (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of evidence relies on an inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact?

<p>Circumstantial evidence (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in R v. Morgentaler related to?

<p>Constitutionality of abortion provision in the Criminal Code (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Cesare Beccaria widely considered in the field of criminology?

<p>One of the greatest thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which concept first emerged with the French sociologist Emile Durkheim in 1893?

<p>Anomie Theory (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of Consensus Theory?

<p>Establishing generally accepted cultural norms in societies (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Actus Reus refer to in criminal law?

<p>The voluntary act in which someone takes to commit a crime (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Anomie Theory associated with?

<p>Instigating problems such as suicide due to the lack of normal ethical or social standards (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the Notwithstanding Clause in Canada?

<p>To give parliaments the power to override certain portions of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for a limited period (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the concept of Exigent Circumstances?

<p>It is an emergency situation requiring swift action to prevent imminent danger to life or serious damage to property (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the Supreme Court of Canada decision in R v. Morgentaler related to?

<p>Abortion provision in the Criminal Code (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of Affirmative Action?

<p>To increase workplace and educational opportunities for underrepresented demographics (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which sociologist is best known for his theories regarding functionalism, division of labor, solidarity, and anomie?

<p>Emile Durkheim (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards are hidden until you start studying

More Like This

Cesare Beccaria and 18th Century Europe
30 questions
Classical Theory of Crime
11 questions
Classical School of Criminology
10 questions
Use Quizgecko on...
Browser
Browser