A. prison management
B. the treatment of offenders
C. both (a) & (b)
D. none of these
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The term Penology was coined in 1834 by a German American ____ to denote a system of administrating punishment to the convicted offenders
A. francis lieber
B. cladwell
C. adolphe quetelet
D. lombroso
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Penology is ______ which aims to study & evaluate the applications of penal sanctions to wrongdoers.
A. multidisciplinary subject
B. branch of criminal science
C. an independent subject
D. both (a) & (b)
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Punishing the offenders is a primary function of all civil States in order to maintain peace and order in the society
A. true
B. partially true
C. false
D. it isn’t the state’s duty
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Punishment is basically used with the intent to
A. reduce the incidence of criminal behaviour by deterring the potential offenders
B. incapacitate and prevent the offender from repeating the offence
C. reform the offender into law-abiding citizens
D. all the above
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Emanuel Kant was one of the supporter of
A. retributive theory of punishment
B. preventive theory of punishment
C. the theory of expiation
D. reformative theory
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The Retributive theory of Punishment is based on the principle of
A. eye for an eye
B. vengeance against the wrongdoer
C. assuaging the angry sentiments of the victim & society
D. all of the above
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Emanuel Kant considers punishment as
A. a means of deterrence
B. a means of reform
C. an end in itself
D. a mode crime prevention
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Supreme Court in _____ has laid down that ‘an eye for an eye is neither proper nor desirable’
A. hari singh v. state of up
B. gurdeep v. state of punjab
C. sk. ishaq v. state of bihar
D. iqbal singh v. i. g. police, delhi
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The Retributive theory of Punishment is criticized for
A. its based on crude animal instinct of an individual to retaliate when hurt
B. it is manifestation of revenge of an injury
C. doesn’t offer any chance for reform to the offender
D. all the above
✅ The correct answer is option D.