Question 1

The term co-occurring disorder refers to the combination of a diagnosable mental disorder and substance dependency problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is the percentage of women in prison who meet criteria for substance use disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  14% 
B)  58% 
C)  73% 
D)  90% 
A)  14% 
B)  58% 
C)  73% 
D)  90%

Question 3

Gender-responsive policy provides effective interventions addressing:

Accepted Answer

A)  Substance use issues. 
B)  Mental health issues. 
C)  Trauma issues. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Substance use issues. 
B)  Mental health issues. 
C)  Trauma issues. 
D)  All of the above

Question 4

Which of the following approaches/programming is criticized in the text for not being empowering for women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Family-centered programs 
B)  Reliance on "the criminal personality" model. 
C)  Gender-specific programs 
D)  Community-centered programs 
A)  Family-centered programs 
B)  Reliance on "the criminal personality" model. 
C)  Gender-specific programs 
D)  Community-centered programs

Question 5

Explain the link between childhood victimization and female adult crime.

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&Sexual molestation is highly correlated

Question 6

Prison-based therapeutic community is generally not recommended for women because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Treatment is only provided in men's prisons. 
B)  Addicted women have to come to prison to get treatment. 
C)  Of the harsh confrontation and close supervision ingrained in the program design. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Treatment is only provided in men's prisons. 
B)  Addicted women have to come to prison to get treatment. 
C)  Of the harsh confrontation and close supervision ingrained in the program design. 
D)  None of the above

Question 7

Neurotransmitters are chemicals that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Transmit nerves to other bodily systems. 
B)  Create enzymes. 
C)  Carry messages between nerve cells about feeling good. 
D)  Are now realized to have little relation to substance use. 
A)  Transmit nerves to other bodily systems. 
B)  Create enzymes. 
C)  Carry messages between nerve cells about feeling good. 
D)  Are now realized to have little relation to substance use.

Question 8

Alcoholic and drug-using women are vulnerable to victimization in the form of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Theft. 
B)  Rape. 
C)  Physical violence. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Theft. 
B)  Rape. 
C)  Physical violence. 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

The major symptoms of PTSD are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Denial of the event. 
B)  Feelings of guilt. 
C)  Sleep disturbances. 
D)  Preoccupation with the event. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Denial of the event. 
B)  Feelings of guilt. 
C)  Sleep disturbances. 
D)  Preoccupation with the event. 
E)  All of the above

Question 10

Serotonin and dopamine are types of __________that relate the feelings a drug produces.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Serotonin and dopamine are types of __________that...

Question 11

Which is an effect of the war on drugs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased incarceration rates for women of color 
B)  Increased arrest rates for women in general 
C)  Breakup of families 
D)  Women sentenced for conspiracy 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Increased incarceration rates for women of color 
B)  Increased arrest rates for women in general 
C)  Breakup of families 
D)  Women sentenced for conspiracy 
E)  All of the above

Question 12

Discuss how the war on drugs can be considered a war on poor and minority women.

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&The war on drugs has punished women as v

The term co-occurring disorder refers to the combination of a diagnosable mental disorder and substance dependency problem.

What is the percentage of women in prison who meet criteria for substance use disorders?

Gender-responsive policy provides effective interventions addressing:

Which of the following approaches/programming is criticized in the text for not being empowering for women?

Explain the link between childhood victimization and female adult crime.

Prison-based therapeutic community is generally not recommended for women because:

Neurotransmitters are chemicals that:

Alcoholic and drug-using women are vulnerable to victimization in the form of:

The major symptoms of PTSD are:

Serotonin and dopamine are types of __________that relate the feelings a drug produces.

Which is an effect of the war on drugs?

Discuss how the war on drugs can be considered a war on poor and minority women.

Theoretical Perspectives on Women and the Criminal Justice System

Female Crime and Delinquency

Gender Specific Programming for Female Offenders

Delinquency Across the Life Span

The Prison Environment

Restorative Justice for Female Victims and Offenders

Sexual Assault

Intimate Partner Abuse

Womens Victimization: Global Perspectives

Women in Law Enforcement

Women in the Legal Profession

Women in Corrections

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Exam 5: Women, Substance Abuse, and Criminal Justice

The term co-occurring disorder refers to the combination of a diagnosable mental disorder and substance dependency problem.

What is the percentage of women in prison who meet criteria for substance use disorders?

Gender-responsive policy provides effective interventions addressing:

Which of the following approaches/programming is criticized in the text for not being empowering for women?

Explain the link between childhood victimization and female adult crime.

Prison-based therapeutic community is generally not recommended for women because:

Neurotransmitters are chemicals that:

Alcoholic and drug-using women are vulnerable to victimization in the form of:

The major symptoms of PTSD are:

Serotonin and dopamine are types of __________that relate the feelings a drug produces.

Which is an effect of the war on drugs?

Discuss how the war on drugs can be considered a war on poor and minority women.

Theoretical Perspectives on Women and the Criminal Justice System

Female Crime and Delinquency

Gender Specific Programming for Female Offenders

Delinquency Across the Life Span

The Prison Environment

Restorative Justice for Female Victims and Offenders

Sexual Assault

Intimate Partner Abuse

Womens Victimization: Global Perspectives

Women in Law Enforcement

Women in the Legal Profession

Women in Corrections

Filters