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What was the core principle of the penal system during the era of 'penal welfarism'?
What was the core principle of the penal system during the era of 'penal welfarism'?
- Punishment of offenders
- Protection of society
- Deterrence of crime
- Rehabilitation of offenders (correct)
What was the role of penal 'experts' during the era of 'penal welfarism'?
What was the role of penal 'experts' during the era of 'penal welfarism'?
- To make political decisions about crime
- To punish offenders
- To design and implement rehabilitation programs (correct)
- To influence public opinion on penal policy
What was the characteristic of the social conditions during the era of 'penal welfarism'?
What was the characteristic of the social conditions during the era of 'penal welfarism'?
- Rise of individualism and unemployment
- Stable/falling crime rates and cohesive communities (correct)
- High crime rates and community breakdown
- Increase in inequality and poverty
What was the underlying assumption of the 'Rehabilitative Ideal'?
What was the underlying assumption of the 'Rehabilitative Ideal'?
What was the impact of the rise of crime rates on the penal system?
What was the impact of the rise of crime rates on the penal system?
What was the characteristic of the political-economic conditions during the era of 'penal welfarism'?
What was the characteristic of the political-economic conditions during the era of 'penal welfarism'?
What was the role of the public and politicians in penal policy during the era of 'penal welfarism'?
What was the role of the public and politicians in penal policy during the era of 'penal welfarism'?
What was the theoretical approach to crime during the era of 'penal welfarism'?
What was the theoretical approach to crime during the era of 'penal welfarism'?
What was the transformation in responses to crime and control of crime during the late 20th century?
What was the transformation in responses to crime and control of crime during the late 20th century?
What was the underlying cause of the shift from 'penal welfarism' to a 'Culture of Control'?
What was the underlying cause of the shift from 'penal welfarism' to a 'Culture of Control'?
