Question 1

According to the authors of your textbook, which of the following is the best explanation for the high rate of rape in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A)   There is an unequal power relationship between men and women.
B)   Violence against women is condoned in this society.
C)   The mentally disturbed do not receive the medical attention that they so desperately need.
D)   both A and B above D

Question 2

Research indicates that female correctional officers

Accepted Answer

A)   now experience little sex discrimination on the job.
B)   confront more resistance and harassment from male administrators and coworkers than from inmates.
C)   differ from male correctional officers in their attitudes toward inmates.
D)   cannot perform security functions as well as male correctional officers. B

Question 3

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 30 percent of women who die on the job are victims of

Accepted Answer

A)   accidents.
B)   suicide.
C)   homicide.
D)   none of the above C

Question 4

Female attorneys

Accepted Answer

A)   escape sexist prejudice and discrimination largely because of the greater prestige attached to their profession.
B)   experience sex discrimination primarily in the lower courts, but rarely in the federal courts where affirmative action regulations are stricter.
C)   frequently are subjected to disparaging and offensive remarks and behaviors by colleagues and judges, both inside and outside the courtroom.
D)   none of the above

Question 5

Prison education and vocational training programs for women

Accepted Answer

A)   concentrate on equipping the inmates with salable skills to increase their prospects for employment once they are released from prison.
B)   are more numerous than those available to men.
C)   overemphasize the skilled trades.
D)   typically train inmates for traditional female roles, such as clerical/office work, domestic work, and garment manufacturing.

Question 6

Most rapists are mentally ill.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the United States, criminal law is created to best represent the interests of all segments of society equally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Almost _____ percent of women in prison report having been previously physically or sexually abused.

Accepted Answer

A)   4
B)   14
C)   40
D)   50

Question 9

What is the relationship between pornography and violence against women? How has technology affected this dynamic?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

A significant gender difference in the drug/crime relationship is that

Accepted Answer

A)   women are exposed to more drugs then men.
B)   it is socially acceptable for women to use drugs in public.
C)   the drug/crime relationship is tied to prostitution.
D)   women are not heavy drug users.

Question 11

Which of the following explanations for the increase in female property crimes in recent years receives support from feminist criminologists?

Accepted Answer

A)   Technological innovations in the home have provided women with more opportunities to shoplift and perpetrate bad check passing.
B)   Worsening economic conditions of women have caused them to engage in property crimes.
C)   Historically, crime rates did not accurately count the number of women committing petty crimes.
D)   none of the above

Question 12

Evidence indicates that female police officers

Accepted Answer

A)   differ significantly on most measures from their male colleagues in terms of attitudes toward police work.
B)   report experiencing greater stress.
C)   have higher self-confidence than male officers do.
D)   have a more aggressive style of policing than do their male counterparts.

Question 13

Discuss the increase in the number of girls arrested. Why has girls' arrest rate not declined as much as boys' arrest rate? Address why girls' arrests are increasing for simple and aggravated assault compared to their male counterparts.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Sentencing disparity is frequently the result of extra-legal factors such as sex and race.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The statues that were originally placed in law to protect young people have, in the case of some girls, criminalized their survival strategies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Research that examines the intersection of race and sex on sentencing and punishment shows that

Accepted Answer

A)   minority women are more likely than White women to be sentenced to prison.
B)   women of color convicted of crimes against the person typically receive prison sentences almost twice as long as White women.
C)   the actual prison time served by non-White women is longer than the actual prison time served by White women.
D)   all of the above

Question 17

The majority of rapes are

Accepted Answer

A)   acquaintance rapes.
B)   reported to the police.
C)   committed by strangers.
D)   perpetrated when women go out alone at night.

Question 18

Until 1971, states could maintain that women were not legally "persons" based on which Supreme Court decision?

Accepted Answer

A)   In re Lockwood
B)   In re Adler
C)   Muller v. Oregon
D)   Brown v. State of Virginia

Question 19

Pregnancy and motherhood do NOT jeopardize a female police officer's law enforcement career.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Most female offenders are committing what are considered traditional crimes for members of their sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Gender, Crime, and Justice

According to the authors of your textbook, which of the following is the best explanation for the high rate of rape in the U.S.?

Research indicates that female correctional officers

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 30 percent of women who die on the job are victims of

Female attorneys

Prison education and vocational training programs for women

Most rapists are mentally ill.

In the United States, criminal law is created to best represent the interests of all segments of society equally.

Almost _____ percent of women in prison report having been previously physically or sexually abused.

What is the relationship between pornography and violence against women? How has technology affected this dynamic?

A significant gender difference in the drug/crime relationship is that

Which of the following explanations for the increase in female property crimes in recent years receives support from feminist criminologists?

Evidence indicates that female police officers

Discuss the increase in the number of girls arrested. Why has girls' arrest rate not declined as much as boys' arrest rate? Address why girls' arrests are increasing for simple and aggravated assault compared to their male counterparts.

Sentencing disparity is frequently the result of extra-legal factors such as sex and race.

The statues that were originally placed in law to protect young people have, in the case of some girls, criminalized their survival strategies.

Research that examines the intersection of race and sex on sentencing and punishment shows that

The majority of rapes are

Until 1971, states could maintain that women were not legally "persons" based on which Supreme Court decision?

Pregnancy and motherhood do NOT jeopardize a female police officer's law enforcement career.

Most female offenders are committing what are considered traditional crimes for members of their sex.