Question 1

Advocates of women's reformatories favored rural correctional institutions in areas away from the
unwholesome conditions of the city.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Social relationships in women's prisons appear:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​more violent than in male prisons. 
B)  ​more voluntary than in male prisons. 
C)  ​more coerced than in male prisons. 
D)  ​none of these 
A)  ​more violent than in male prisons. 
B)  ​more voluntary than in male prisons. 
C)  ​more coerced than in male prisons. 
D)  ​none of these B

Question 3

Imprisoned mothers have difficulty maintaining contact with their children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

When their mothers are in prison, most children are placed in foster care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

was the first person to advocate for changes in the treatment of sentenced women and children.

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth

Question 6

___________________ refers to any behavior that is sexual in nature and that is directed toward an inmate, employee, official visitor, or agency representative.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Sexual misconduct 
B)  ​Sexual assault 
C)  ​Sexual compliance 
D)  ​Sexual coercion 
A)  ​Sexual misconduct 
B)  ​Sexual assault 
C)  ​Sexual compliance 
D)  ​Sexual coercion

Question 7

Prison-based programs designed for women often include which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A)  construction 
B)  ​maintenance 
C)  ​food service 
D)  ​firefighting 
A)  construction 
B)  ​maintenance 
C)  ​food service 
D)  ​firefighting

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT one of most important issues facing women who have completed their prison sentence and are about to be released back to their communities? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​lack of family support 
B)  ​lost custody of children 
C)  ​no housing 
D)  ​substance abuse histories 
A)  ​lack of family support 
B)  ​lost custody of children 
C)  ​no housing 
D)  ​substance abuse histories

Question 9

The increase in the number of women in prison has:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​had little impact on how facilities are run. 
B)  ​disturbed the public. 
C)  ​significantly affected the delivery of programs. 
D)  ​concerned politicians 
A)  ​had little impact on how facilities are run. 
B)  ​disturbed the public. 
C)  ​significantly affected the delivery of programs. 
D)  ​concerned politicians

Question 10

The design of most women's prisons is the:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​telephone-pole design. 
B)  ​radial design. 
C)  ​tier design. 
D)  ​campus design. 
A)  ​telephone-pole design. 
B)  ​radial design. 
C)  ​tier design. 
D)  ​campus design.

Question 11

Elizabeth Fry was instrumental in the women's prison movement and advocated for which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​useful employment of prisoners 
B)  ​separation of sexes 
C)  ​classification systems for inmates 
D)  ​all of these 
A)  ​useful employment of prisoners 
B)  ​separation of sexes 
C)  ​classification systems for inmates 
D)  ​all of these

Question 12

There has been an apparent rise in the number of women arrested for certain offenses. Please list and explain these particular offenses and the impact they have had on the female correctional population. Finally, how has the corrections system responded to this growth and do you agree with their response strategy?​

Accepted Answer

The answer of There has been an apparent rise in...

Question 13

Approximately of female inmates are currently incarcerated for violent offenses.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​1/3 
B)  3/4 
C)  ​1/2 
D)  ​1/5 
A)  ​1/3 
B)  3/4 
C)  ​1/2 
D)  ​1/5

Question 14

When compared to men, the offenses women commit are usually:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​more violent. 
B)  ​more self-destructive. 
C)  ​less serious. 
D)  ​less expensive. 
A)  ​more violent. 
B)  ​more self-destructive. 
C)  ​less serious. 
D)  ​less expensive.

Question 15

The growth rate in the number of incarcerated women:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​is well below that of men. 
B)  ​remains steady. 
C)  ​exceeds that of men. 
D)  ​has not been calculated. 
A)  ​is well below that of men. 
B)  ​remains steady. 
C)  ​exceeds that of men. 
D)  ​has not been calculated.

Question 16

The Human Rights Watch report noted that the majority of correctional officers in women's prison are
 .

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Human Rights Watch report noted that...

Question 17

In 1844, the was created with the goal of improving the treatment of female prisoners and separating them from male prisoners.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Women's Improvement Organization 
B)  ​Women's Benevolence Association 
C)  ​Women's Prison Association 
D)  ​Women's Prisoner Improvement Society 
A)  ​Women's Improvement Organization 
B)  ​Women's Benevolence Association 
C)  ​Women's Prison Association 
D)  ​Women's Prisoner Improvement Society

Question 18

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
-Drug offenses​

Accepted Answer

A) Advocated for separation of sexes while incarcerated 
B) Rise of programs in which youngsters could live with their mothers in halfway houses 
C) First female prison warden 
D) Required for women to regain custody of children 
E) Homosexual marriage and kinship
F)First warden of Elmira Reformatory for young men
G)Challenge for women upon release from prison
H)Account for the great increase of women in prison
I)What most distinguishes incarcerated women from incarcerated men
J)Separate treatment-oriented prisons 
A) Advocated for separation of sexes while incarcerated 
B) Rise of programs in which youngsters could live with their mothers in halfway houses 
C) First female prison warden 
D) Required for women to regain custody of children 
E) Homosexual marriage and kinship
F)First warden of Elmira Reformatory for young men
G)Challenge for women upon release from prison
H)Account for the great increase of women in prison
I)What most distinguishes incarcerated women from incarcerated men
J)Separate treatment-oriented prisons

Question 19

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
-Mary B. Harris​

Accepted Answer

A) Advocated for separation of sexes while incarcerated 
B) Rise of programs in which youngsters could live with their mothers in halfway houses 
C) First female prison warden 
D) Required for women to regain custody of children 
E) Homosexual marriage and kinship
F)First warden of Elmira Reformatory for young men
G)Challenge for women upon release from prison
H)Account for the great increase of women in prison
I)What most distinguishes incarcerated women from incarcerated men
J)Separate treatment-oriented prisons 
A) Advocated for separation of sexes while incarcerated 
B) Rise of programs in which youngsters could live with their mothers in halfway houses 
C) First female prison warden 
D) Required for women to regain custody of children 
E) Homosexual marriage and kinship
F)First warden of Elmira Reformatory for young men
G)Challenge for women upon release from prison
H)Account for the great increase of women in prison
I)What most distinguishes incarcerated women from incarcerated men
J)Separate treatment-oriented prisons

Question 20

When compared to their male offenders, female prisoners typically have ___________ prior convictions before their current sentence. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  more 
B)  ​equal amount of 
C)  ​fewer 
D)  ​no 
A)  more 
B)  ​equal amount of 
C)  ​fewer 
D)  ​no

Exam 12: Incarceration of Women

Advocates of women's reformatories favored rural correctional institutions in areas away from the unwholesome conditions of the city.

Social relationships in women's prisons appear:​

Imprisoned mothers have difficulty maintaining contact with their children.

When their mothers are in prison, most children are placed in foster care.

was the first person to advocate for changes in the treatment of sentenced women and children.

___________________ refers to any behavior that is sexual in nature and that is directed toward an inmate, employee, official visitor, or agency representative.

Prison-based programs designed for women often include which of the following?​

Which of the following is NOT one of most important issues facing women who have completed their prison sentence and are about to be released back to their communities? ​

The increase in the number of women in prison has:​

The design of most women's prisons is the:​

Elizabeth Fry was instrumental in the women's prison movement and advocated for which of the following?​

Approximately of female inmates are currently incarcerated for violent offenses.

When compared to men, the offenses women commit are usually:​

The growth rate in the number of incarcerated women:​

The Human Rights Watch report noted that the majority of correctional officers in women's prison are .

In 1844, the was created with the goal of improving the treatment of female prisoners and separating them from male prisoners.

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. -Drug offenses​

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. -Mary B. Harris​

When compared to their male offenders, female prisoners typically have ___________ prior convictions before their current sentence. ​

The Corrections System

The Early History of Correctional Thought and Practice

The History of Corrections in America

The Punishment of Offenders

The Law of Corrections

The Correctional Client

Jails: Detention and Short Term Incarceration

Probation

Intermediate Sanctions and Community Corrections

Incarceration

The Prison Experience

Institutional Management

Institutional Programs

Release from Incarceration

Making It: Supervision in the Community

Corrections for Juveniles

Incarceration Trends

Race Ethnicity and Corrections

The Death Penalty

Community Justice

American Corrections

Filters

Social relationships in women's prisons appear:

Prison-based programs designed for women often include which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT one of most important issues facing women who have completed their prison sentence and are about to be released back to their communities?

The increase in the number of women in prison has:

The design of most women's prisons is the:

Elizabeth Fry was instrumental in the women's prison movement and advocated for which of the following?

When compared to men, the offenses women commit are usually:

The growth rate in the number of incarcerated women:

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. -Drug offenses

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. -Mary B. Harris

When compared to their male offenders, female prisoners typically have ___________ prior convictions before their current sentence.