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

What does traditional criminology's scope mainly involve?

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

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

<p>Social conditions (C)</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 (C)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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