Exam 10: Female Offenders in Correctional Systems

Which year did the first completely separate female prison open?

__________ is a term that describes any social system where fathers tend to be considered the head of the family and where men tend to hold economic, political, legal, and social power.

The chivalry hypothesis contends that there is a bias in the criminal justice system against giving women harsh punishments.

The rate of HIV/AIDS infection is lower for female offenders than for male offenders.

What type of sentencing was most often used in women's reformatories?

Which is not a potential reason, as provided by the author, why certain states have low rates of incarceration?

Based on 2005 data, which state had the highest rate of women on probation?

Women's prisons were established largely for reform.

Up until the 1800s, women were generally imprisoned in the same facilities with men.

Which state incarcerates the greatest number of women?

Discuss the characteristics of female inmates and how female inmates differ from male inmates. How should these characteristics impact treatment and reentry preparation of female inmates?

Which is an example of a public order offense for which women were incarcerated in reformatories?

Discuss the chivalry hypothesis and how this is a guiding notion behind viewing women and criminality.

There are three critical, interrelated issues in the lives of women offenders. Which is not one of these issues?

Based on 2005 rates of incarceration in state prison or jail, which of the following is not one the most punitive states for women?

Female offenders __________ more often than male offenders.

Which relative most often cares for the child(ren) of female prison inmates?

What type of correctional institution was developed along with female custodial prisons?

Kinship structures are a common aspect within female correctional institutions.

Of the offending population, no more than roughly __________ are women, depending on whether one is talking about jails, prisons, community supervision, or the combination of each of these three.