Exam 8: Gay Americans

Determining one's sexual orientation is not simply a matter of observing one's behavior since there is evidence that many heterosexuals have had homosexual encounters and vice versa.

Almost __________ of hate crimes based on sexual orientation were biased against male homosexuals.

Which of the following is a type of inmate who rapes others in an attempt to gain control over them _______.

Some experts argue that hate crime legislation

Data from the Uniform Crime reports shows that hate crimes against a person's based on sexual orientation, make up about 50% of the incidents filed with police.

The __________ is a legal defense in which courts allow a non-violent homosexual advance to constitute sufficient provocation to kill in the heat of passion.

For courts, an important issue surrounding homosexuality is ___________

The homosexual advance theory, is a legal defense in which courts allow a non-violent homosexual advance to constitute sufficient provocation to kill in the heat of passion, thus mitigating murder to manslaughter.

What are some of the issues that correctional institutions must face with regard to homosexual activity

Prisonization is a social and physical transformation of an individual in an effort to compensate for the pains of imprisonment, one of which relates to sexual behavior. Being deprived of heterosexual outlets leads a male inmate to find ways to alleviate the stress associated with it.

In general, a hate crime has the following characteristic

Which of the following is a type of inmate who rapes others in an attempt to gain control over them

The homosexual advance theory says that

__________ is a social and physical transformation of an individual in an effort to compensate for the pains of imprisonment.

The U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for openly gay police officers when it struck down an anti-sodomy law in 2003.

Gay officers

Many gay police officers still encounter

One of the problems of defining homosexuality is found in the distinction between people's behavior and their identities.

_____ is often cited as an explanation for the increased rate of homosexuality in prison.

More recently, many police departments, who had previously refused to hire known homosexuals, began to develop programs to address their needs.