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ACT Reading 2.2 Social Science Passage. Which of the following best describes the positive school of criminal law?
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Here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by Enrico Ferri. Don't call him "Rico."
- 00:08
Trust us, you'll regret it.
- 00:27
Which of the following best describes the positive school of criminal law?
- 00:40
(A) isn't hard to eliminate, because it's not even discussed in the passage.
- 00:43
We doubt that anybody would've taken Ferri seriously if he had suggested that everybody
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simply let criminals... do their thing.
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We don't have to think too hard to get rid of answer (D) either. It's nice to think
- 00:53
about crime one day becoming nonexistent...
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But this serene future seems highly unlikely given--you know--human nature.
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This sunny outlook isn't discussed in the passage at all, making choice (D) is a definite no.
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Though Ferri does mention this pro-punishment tactic in the passage, it's certainly not
- 01:11
what he'd label as "positive."
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We can cross out choice (C).
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Answer (D) does the best job of encapsulating Ferri's idea.
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He thinks we should combine old-school practices with new understandings of human behavior
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to come up with a way of dealing with criminals that's more "positive."
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Note: This is different than only being positive toward criminals. "Great job robbing that
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bank yesterday! Loved how you shot the teller in the leg when she tried to sound the alarm!"
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