Exam 7: Gender and Delinquency

If you wanted to investigate the view that women who commit crime have biological and psychological traits similar to those of men, which of the following would you investigate?

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Discuss the development of interest in female delinquency. Explain your view. As you read through the chapter, did you find that there is a need for a separate interest in female delinquency, that a specific interest in female delinquency will assist in the overall reduction of juvenile delinquency, etc.?

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Contemporary interest in the association between gender and delinquency has surged, fueled by observations of the struggles young women now face and the fact that they are committing more frequent and serious delinquent acts.
Although females still commit fewer delinquent acts than males, the types of delinquent acts that young women engage in today also seem quite similar to those of young men.
Larceny and aggravated assault, the crimes for which most young men are arrested, are also the most common offenses for which females are arrested. There is evidence that girls today get more heavily involved in gangs and gang violence.
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Gender differences are a result of the interaction of socialization and learning, but not enculturation.

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On what is the development process for gender differences based, according to Maccoby?

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In the contemporary era, the correctional focus remains on the control and micromanagement of girls' bodies and sexuality.

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What two differences are magnified when children internalize gender-specific behaviors?

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Liberal feminism asserts that females are less delinquent than males. What do they assert provides females fewer opportunities to commit crimes?

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Describe the power-control theory. Who developed this view? Explain why you agree or disagree with this theory.

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As a general rule, males who are involved in the justice system are sanctioned more severely than females.

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Alicia suggested that girls are socialized to be passive, which helps explain their low crime rate. What type of theorist is Alicia?

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What does the socialization approach hold is likely to have an even more damaging effect on females than on males?

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Incarcerated adolescent female offenders have fewer acute mental health symptoms and psychological disturbances than male offenders.

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What theory holds that gender differences in the delinquency rate are a function of class differences and economic conditions that influence the structure of family life?

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Discuss how liberal feminism has influenced thinking about delinquency. Explain why you agree or disagree with the view that feminism has influenced thoughts on delinquency.

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Discuss how gender differences affect the way youth are treated by the juvenile justice system. Explain why you agree or disagree with this premise.

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It is reported that according to Messerschmidt, males in every culture try to emulate ideal masculine behaviors. In what culture, according to the text, are masculine behaviors considered authoritative, in charge, combative, and controlling?

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What theory holds the view that lower female crime and delinquency rates are a reflection of the leniency with which police treat female offenders?

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Katharina Dalton concluded that females are more likely to commit suicide and be aggressive and otherwise antisocial before or during menstruation.

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Males do better in tasks that require retrieval from long-term memory while females excel in tasks that require visual image manipulation.

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Question 19

According to the text, what did Haynie and Piquero find increased for both boys and girls who reached puberty at an early age?

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If you wanted to investigate the view that women who commit crime have biological and psychological traits similar to those of men, which of the following would you investigate?

Gender differences are a result of the interaction of socialization and learning, but not enculturation.

On what is the development process for gender differences based, according to Maccoby?

In the contemporary era, the correctional focus remains on the control and micromanagement of girls' bodies and sexuality.

What two differences are magnified when children internalize gender-specific behaviors?

Liberal feminism asserts that females are less delinquent than males. What do they assert provides females fewer opportunities to commit crimes?

Describe the power-control theory. Who developed this view? Explain why you agree or disagree with this theory.

As a general rule, males who are involved in the justice system are sanctioned more severely than females.

Alicia suggested that girls are socialized to be passive, which helps explain their low crime rate. What type of theorist is Alicia?

What does the socialization approach hold is likely to have an even more damaging effect on females than on males?

Incarcerated adolescent female offenders have fewer acute mental health symptoms and psychological disturbances than male offenders.

What theory holds that gender differences in the delinquency rate are a function of class differences and economic conditions that influence the structure of family life?

Discuss how liberal feminism has influenced thinking about delinquency. Explain why you agree or disagree with the view that feminism has influenced thoughts on delinquency.

Discuss how gender differences affect the way youth are treated by the juvenile justice system. Explain why you agree or disagree with this premise.

It is reported that according to Messerschmidt, males in every culture try to emulate ideal masculine behaviors. In what culture, according to the text, are masculine behaviors considered authoritative, in charge, combative, and controlling?

What theory holds the view that lower female crime and delinquency rates are a reflection of the leniency with which police treat female offenders?

Katharina Dalton concluded that females are more likely to commit suicide and be aggressive and otherwise antisocial before or during menstruation.

Males do better in tasks that require retrieval from long-term memory while females excel in tasks that require visual image manipulation.

According to the text, what did Haynie and Piquero find increased for both boys and girls who reached puberty at an early age?

Childhood and Delinquency

The Nature and Extent of Delinquency

Individual Views of Delinquency

Social Structure, Process, Culture, and Delinquency

Social Reaction, Social Conflict, and Delinquency

Developmental Theories of Delinquency: Life Course, Latent Trait, and Trajectory

The Family and Delinquency

Peers and Delinquency: Juvenile Gangs and Groups

Schools and Delinquency

Drug Use and Delinquency

Delinquency Prevention: Social and Developmental Perspectives

Juvenile Justice: Then and Now

Police Work With Juveniles

Juvenile Court Process: Pretrial, Trial, and Sentencing

Juvenile Corrections: Probation, Community-Treatment, and Institutionalization

Delinquency and Juvenile Justice Abroad

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Exam 7: Gender and Delinquency

If you wanted to investigate the view that women who commit crime have biological and psychological traits similar to those of men, which of the following would you investigate? ​

Gender differences are a result of the interaction of socialization and learning, but not enculturation. ​

On what is the development process for gender differences based, according to Maccoby?

In the contemporary era, the correctional focus remains on the control and micromanagement of girls' bodies and sexuality. ​

What two differences are magnified when children internalize gender-specific behaviors? ​

Liberal feminism asserts that females are less delinquent than males. What do they assert provides females fewer opportunities to commit crimes?

Describe the power-control theory. Who developed this view? Explain why you agree or disagree with this theory. ​

As a general rule, males who are involved in the justice system are sanctioned more severely than females.

Alicia suggested that girls are socialized to be passive, which helps explain their low crime rate. What type of theorist is Alicia? ​

What does the socialization approach hold is likely to have an even more damaging effect on females than on males? ​

Incarcerated adolescent female offenders have fewer acute mental health symptoms and psychological disturbances than male offenders. ​

What theory holds that gender differences in the delinquency rate are a function of class differences and economic conditions that influence the structure of family life? ​

Discuss how liberal feminism has influenced thinking about delinquency. Explain why you agree or disagree with the view that feminism has influenced thoughts on delinquency. ​

Discuss how gender differences affect the way youth are treated by the juvenile justice system. Explain why you agree or disagree with this premise.

It is reported that according to Messerschmidt, males in every culture try to emulate ideal masculine behaviors. In what culture, according to the text, are masculine behaviors considered authoritative, in charge, combative, and controlling? ​

What theory holds the view that lower female crime and delinquency rates are a reflection of the leniency with which police treat female offenders?

Katharina Dalton concluded that females are more likely to commit suicide and be aggressive and otherwise antisocial before or during menstruation. ​

Males do better in tasks that require retrieval from long-term memory while females excel in tasks that require visual image manipulation. ​

According to the text, what did Haynie and Piquero find increased for both boys and girls who reached puberty at an early age? ​

Childhood and Delinquency

The Nature and Extent of Delinquency

Individual Views of Delinquency

Social Structure, Process, Culture, and Delinquency

Social Reaction, Social Conflict, and Delinquency

Developmental Theories of Delinquency: Life Course, Latent Trait, and Trajectory

The Family and Delinquency

Peers and Delinquency: Juvenile Gangs and Groups

Schools and Delinquency

Drug Use and Delinquency

Delinquency Prevention: Social and Developmental Perspectives

Juvenile Justice: Then and Now

Police Work With Juveniles

Juvenile Court Process: Pretrial, Trial, and Sentencing

Juvenile Corrections: Probation, Community-Treatment, and Institutionalization

Delinquency and Juvenile Justice Abroad

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If you wanted to investigate the view that women who commit crime have biological and psychological traits similar to those of men, which of the following would you investigate?

Gender differences are a result of the interaction of socialization and learning, but not enculturation.

In the contemporary era, the correctional focus remains on the control and micromanagement of girls' bodies and sexuality.

What two differences are magnified when children internalize gender-specific behaviors?

Describe the power-control theory. Who developed this view? Explain why you agree or disagree with this theory.

Alicia suggested that girls are socialized to be passive, which helps explain their low crime rate. What type of theorist is Alicia?

What does the socialization approach hold is likely to have an even more damaging effect on females than on males?

Incarcerated adolescent female offenders have fewer acute mental health symptoms and psychological disturbances than male offenders.

What theory holds that gender differences in the delinquency rate are a function of class differences and economic conditions that influence the structure of family life?

Discuss how liberal feminism has influenced thinking about delinquency. Explain why you agree or disagree with the view that feminism has influenced thoughts on delinquency.

It is reported that according to Messerschmidt, males in every culture try to emulate ideal masculine behaviors. In what culture, according to the text, are masculine behaviors considered authoritative, in charge, combative, and controlling?

Katharina Dalton concluded that females are more likely to commit suicide and be aggressive and otherwise antisocial before or during menstruation.

Males do better in tasks that require retrieval from long-term memory while females excel in tasks that require visual image manipulation.

According to the text, what did Haynie and Piquero find increased for both boys and girls who reached puberty at an early age?