Name: OBOD, RAIZEN L.

Date: 09-13-22

Course/Year: BS CRIMINOLOGY 2-DELTA

Try this

The wearing of face mask and social distancing are health protocols that are
implemented across the world including the Philippines, there are legal sanctions
to those who will be caught not observing social distancing and not wearing of
face mask while outside of their respective homes.
Do you think most people obey such health protocols?
Yes
why or why not do they obey such health protocol?
it is one of the most important things that we need to obey nowadays, as what we can
see on the TV, on the internet and even on the radio, there are still many cases of
COVID not just here in the Philippines but also in other countries.
Can there be rationality behind their obedience or disobedience?
of course, yes. There is really a big impact if we should or shouldn’t follow the right
protocols. We must choose the right things to eradicate the COVID virus. We must be
aware of all the protocols on health just to stay safe and healthy body. Not just for
ourselves, but also for our family and friends who are not conscious of their
environment.
Do the legal sanctions impose on these protocols effective in terms of
discouraging disobedience among the people?
No. From what I observe in the updates regarding COVID, it is still high and still
increasing here in the Philippines also in other countries, so, meaning there are still
hard-headed people who don’t follow basic protocols,
If not, then what do you think should be done to discourage disobedience?
If given a chance to hear my voice, I would suggest bringing back all the heavy
sanctions done before to all the people who disobey the protocols. Such as paying
fines if cannot, community service will do like sweeping the grounds in public places,
and if they still violate it, maybe let them sleep or stay in jail for not following basic rules.
Put your answers in writing and keep them for you to examine your answers after
you read the lectures in this chapter.
Name: OBOD, RAIZEN L. Date: 09-13-22

Course/Year: BS CRIMINOLOGY 2-DELTA

Think Ahead!

1. Certainty, severity, and celerity are the key elements of deterrence theory. What
makes certainty so important? Could we not reduce crime by making the
punishment so severe that a “rational” individual would be scared to death to
commit criminal acts?

-Certainty has a heavier penalty. We may assert that we have the power to
impose harsh penalties on those who commit crimes, particularly those that
result in the death of another person, but simply locking them up and making
them suffer won't enough; other people may be enraged and willing to exact
revenge.

2. Routine activity theories look at people, both offenders and victims, and their
routines. As a result, some of the blame in a criminal incident may be placed
on the victim. Is that fair? Is a victim ever responsible, or partly responsible, for
his or her own victimization?

It depends on the circumstances because if the person was the cause of the
crime, for example, they would have given the suspect the motivation to
perpetrate the crime.

3. Explain the evolution of classical school criminology from Beccaria, through

Deterrence Theory, Routine Activity Theory, Rational Choice Theory, and Just
Deserts. What modifications have been made along the way?

Beccaria's classical school of criminology emphasizes a person's free will and

utilitarianism, whereas the Deterrence Theory emphasizes the death sentence
as a deterrent for criminal behavior.
4. Classical school criminology relies heavily on the concept of free will. How can
one ever demonstrate empirically the existence of free will?

When a criminal acts without having a specific reason to do so.

5. How has the recent research on the effects of specific deterrence versus
perceptual deterrence changed the way the entire concept of deterrence is
viewed? What additional studies should be conducted to clarify the issue?

Without knowing the true issue, we won't be able to comprehend or solve a

crime. Therefore, we must make the topic crystal clear.