Week 2 Review Questions
These are the Week Two Review Questions. You need only answer the questions below, and not all of the questions of the end of the chapters. There a total of eight questions.
Chapter 3
Considering what you learned in this chapter about crime victimization, what measures can you take to better protect yourself from crime?
Do you agree with the assessment that schools are some of the most dangerous locations in the community? Did you find your high school to be a dangerous environment?
Does a person bear some of the responsibility for his or her victimization if the person maintains a lifestyle that contributes to the chances of becoming a crime victim? In other words, should we “blame the victim”?
Have you ever experienced someone “precipitating” crime? If so, did you do anything to help the situation?
Chapter 4
Are criminals rational decision makers, or are they motivated by uncontrollable psychological and emotional drives?
Would you want to live in a society where crime rates are low because criminals are subjected to extremely harsh punishments, such as flogging?
If you were caught by the police while shoplifting, which would you be more afraid of: receiving criminal punishment or being ashamed to face your friends or relatives?
Is it possible to create a method of capital punishment that would actually deter murder by televising executions? What might be some of the negative consequences of such a policy?
