Question 1

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Prison industry complex

Accepted Answer

A)  Personified women who were faithful and submissive as good women, might be dealt with leniently by the courts 
B)  Most influential in expanding the prison population, especially for women 
C)  Legislation that extends criminal liability 
D)  Has become a component of many local communities that depend on the building and maintenance of prisons for economic stability 
E)  Promotes drug education, life-skills, parenting training, and cultural enrichment activities 
A)  Personified women who were faithful and submissive as good women, might be dealt with leniently by the courts 
B)  Most influential in expanding the prison population, especially for women 
C)  Legislation that extends criminal liability 
D)  Has become a component of many local communities that depend on the building and maintenance of prisons for economic stability 
E)  Promotes drug education, life-skills, parenting training, and cultural enrichment activities

Question 2

In Scotland, some trans men have been placed in women's prisons with favorable results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to recent research, women most likely to be executed are those who:

Accepted Answer

A)  Murder their babies postpartum. 
B)  Have partners on death row. 
C)  Have murdered partners or spouses. 
D)  Are seen as masculine or lesbian. 
A)  Murder their babies postpartum. 
B)  Have partners on death row. 
C)  Have murdered partners or spouses. 
D)  Are seen as masculine or lesbian.

Question 4

Women today make up approximately ______% of the incarcerated population.

Accepted Answer

A)  8 
B)  15 
C)  25 
D)  40 
A)  8 
B)  15 
C)  25 
D)  40

Question 5

The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ensures that an inmate mother can get her children back upon release. 
B)  Mandates the termination of parental rights once a child has been in foster care for 15 months. 
C)  Mandates the termination of inmate father's rights but not inmate mother's rights. 
D)  Makes adoption of "prison orphans" more difficult. 
A)  Ensures that an inmate mother can get her children back upon release. 
B)  Mandates the termination of parental rights once a child has been in foster care for 15 months. 
C)  Mandates the termination of inmate father's rights but not inmate mother's rights. 
D)  Makes adoption of "prison orphans" more difficult.

Question 6

Eliza Farnham was forced to resign as prison warden in 1848 because of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sex scandals in her prison. 
B)  Accusations that she pampered criminals. 
C)  A new focus on rehabilitation. 
D)  Her personal problems. 
A)  Sex scandals in her prison. 
B)  Accusations that she pampered criminals. 
C)  A new focus on rehabilitation. 
D)  Her personal problems.

Question 7

According to the text, the harsh sentencing of female offenders from the 1980s was attributed to the rise in property crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Success by women in reentry has been shown to be related to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Receiving education such as college courses in prison. 
B)  Work release. 
C)  Getting help in sealing family ties. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  All except b above. 
A)  Receiving education such as college courses in prison. 
B)  Work release. 
C)  Getting help in sealing family ties. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  All except b above.

Question 9

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Ethnic-specific program

Accepted Answer

A)  Personified women who were faithful and submissive as good women, might be dealt with leniently by the courts 
B)  Most influential in expanding the prison population, especially for women 
C)  Legislation that extends criminal liability 
D)  Has become a component of many local communities that depend on the building and maintenance of prisons for economic stability 
E)  Promotes drug education, life-skills, parenting training, and cultural enrichment activities 
A)  Personified women who were faithful and submissive as good women, might be dealt with leniently by the courts 
B)  Most influential in expanding the prison population, especially for women 
C)  Legislation that extends criminal liability 
D)  Has become a component of many local communities that depend on the building and maintenance of prisons for economic stability 
E)  Promotes drug education, life-skills, parenting training, and cultural enrichment activities

Question 10

Provide an overview of the prisoner and jail inmate profiles for female inmates through facts provided from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the American Civil Liberties Union.

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&White women are significantly less likel

Question 11

Trans women confined in men's prisons are often placed in ________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Trans women confined in men's prisons are...

Question 12

The foreign women in U.K. are often serving time for work as "mules."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Female inmates have given the following reason(s) for prison sexual involvement:

Accepted Answer

A)  Abusive relationships with men 
B)  Loneliness 
C)  Deprivation of sexual contact 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Abusive relationships with men 
B)  Loneliness 
C)  Deprivation of sexual contact 
D)  All of the above

Question 14

The prison nursery at Bedford Hills, NY is seen as an exemplary prison program.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Studies show that maintaining close family ties for inmates results in too much emotional distress for the children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In regards to staff-inmate relations, female officers in men's prisons are prosecuted for staff-inmate sexual misconduct at __________levels.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In regards to staff-inmate relations, female officers...

Question 17

Within the prison organization, female inmates are not rewarded by staff for __________ behavior.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Within the prison organization, female inmates are...

Question 18

Related to prison lawsuits of relevance to women:

Accepted Answer

A)  The passage of the Prison Litigation Reform Act enhanced inmates' rights. 
B)  Class-action lawsuits against the prison and warden following inhumane treatment during a COVID-19 outbreak were filed. 
C)  Women historically have filed more lawsuits than men on the grounds of racism. 
D)  Feminist criminologists note the many frivolous lawsuits that have been filed. 
A)  The passage of the Prison Litigation Reform Act enhanced inmates' rights. 
B)  Class-action lawsuits against the prison and warden following inhumane treatment during a COVID-19 outbreak were filed. 
C)  Women historically have filed more lawsuits than men on the grounds of racism. 
D)  Feminist criminologists note the many frivolous lawsuits that have been filed.

Question 19

Women in jail compared to men in prison have _______ rates of substance abuse, mental health problems, and chronic health problems.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Women in jail compared to men in...

Question 20

According to official statistics, women compared to men in prison have higher rates of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Substance misuse in their past. 
B)  Mental health problems. 
C)  A background of sexual victimizaiton. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Substance misuse in their past. 
B)  Mental health problems. 
C)  A background of sexual victimizaiton. 
D)  All of the above

Match the term with the appropriate definition. -Prison industry complex

In Scotland, some trans men have been placed in women's prisons with favorable results.

According to recent research, women most likely to be executed are those who:

Women today make up approximately ______% of the incarcerated population.

The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997:

Eliza Farnham was forced to resign as prison warden in 1848 because of:

According to the text, the harsh sentencing of female offenders from the 1980s was attributed to the rise in property crimes.

Success by women in reentry has been shown to be related to:

Match the term with the appropriate definition. -Ethnic-specific program

Provide an overview of the prisoner and jail inmate profiles for female inmates through facts provided from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the American Civil Liberties Union.

Trans women confined in men's prisons are often placed in ________________.

The foreign women in U.K. are often serving time for work as "mules."

Female inmates have given the following reason(s) for prison sexual involvement:

The prison nursery at Bedford Hills, NY is seen as an exemplary prison program.

Studies show that maintaining close family ties for inmates results in too much emotional distress for the children.

In regards to staff-inmate relations, female officers in men's prisons are prosecuted for staff-inmate sexual misconduct at __________levels.

Within the prison organization, female inmates are not rewarded by staff for __________ behavior.

Related to prison lawsuits of relevance to women:

Women in jail compared to men in prison have _______ rates of substance abuse, mental health problems, and chronic health problems.

According to official statistics, women compared to men in prison have higher rates of:

Theoretical Perspectives on Women and the Criminal Justice System

Female Crime and Delinquency

Gender Specific Programming for Female Offenders

Delinquency Across the Life Span

Women, Substance Abuse, and Criminal Justice

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 6: The Prison Environment

Match the term with the appropriate definition. -Prison industry complex

In Scotland, some trans men have been placed in women's prisons with favorable results.

According to recent research, women most likely to be executed are those who:

Women today make up approximately ______% of the incarcerated population.

The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997:

Eliza Farnham was forced to resign as prison warden in 1848 because of:

According to the text, the harsh sentencing of female offenders from the 1980s was attributed to the rise in property crimes.

Success by women in reentry has been shown to be related to:

Match the term with the appropriate definition. -Ethnic-specific program

Provide an overview of the prisoner and jail inmate profiles for female inmates through facts provided from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the American Civil Liberties Union.

Trans women confined in men's prisons are often placed in ________________.

The foreign women in U.K. are often serving time for work as "mules."

Female inmates have given the following reason(s) for prison sexual involvement:

The prison nursery at Bedford Hills, NY is seen as an exemplary prison program.

Studies show that maintaining close family ties for inmates results in too much emotional distress for the children.

In regards to staff-inmate relations, female officers in men's prisons are prosecuted for staff-inmate sexual misconduct at __________levels.

Within the prison organization, female inmates are not rewarded by staff for __________ behavior.

Related to prison lawsuits of relevance to women:

Women in jail compared to men in prison have _______ rates of substance abuse, mental health problems, and chronic health problems.

According to official statistics, women compared to men in prison have higher rates of:

Theoretical Perspectives on Women and the Criminal Justice System

Female Crime and Delinquency

Gender Specific Programming for Female Offenders

Delinquency Across the Life Span

Women, Substance Abuse, and Criminal Justice

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