Comparing Traditional and Critical Criminology Paradigms
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What is the main focus of traditional criminology?

  • The culture of therapy and psychocentrism
  • The criminal phenomenon delimited by penal institutions (correct)
  • Social conditions and critical analysis
  • The legal-political constructs of crime and the penal system

    • According to critical criminology, what transforms a situation or behavior into a crime?

  • Legal-political constructs (correct)
  • Individual psychology
  • Social conditions
  • Therapeutic interventions

    • What does Michel Foucault emphasize in his work 'Surveiller et punir' with regards to intervention?

  • The role of discipline and normalization through intervention (correct)
  • The importance of social functions in treatment
  • The culture of therapy and psychocentrism
  • The power of individual psychology in criminal behavior

    • In critical criminology, what is rejected regarding criminal behavior?

    <p>The essence or nature attributed to criminal behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does traditional criminology's scope mainly involve?

    <p>The criminal phenomenon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does critical criminology take into account when tackling problem situations?

    <p>Social conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Michel Foucault, how does power operate from a Foucauldian perspective?

    <p>Not as a general binary opposition or an overhanging structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of intervention focuses on reducing the consequences or impacts of an act, without actually stopping it?

    <p>Harm reduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the objective of an individual-oriented intervention model?

    <p>Returning individuals to a preferable state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main goal of reintegration intervention programs?

    <p>To prepare convicted individuals for return to society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to actions aimed at modifying or preventing habits, behaviors, and reactions related to a problematic or criminal situation?

    <p>Intervention</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the harm reduction intervention model?

    <p>Reducing the consequences of an act without stopping it</p> Signup and view all the answers

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