Exam 7: Women and the Criminal Justice System

Probation took a slight turn in focus during the late 1960s and early 1970s when the emphasis on rehabilitative services turned toward __________, or helping offenders adjust to society.

Which of the following is NOT accurate with regard to Luana Ross' study of Native American women in a Montana prison?

Today, female and male prison officers are generally viewed by prisoners as similar with regard to arbitrariness, fairness, and empathy.

Males are considered a minority group in the United States because there are more females than males.

Compared to males, females are more likely to be poor.

Pertinent among the factors influencing the ability of a child with an incarcerated mother to avoid involvement in the criminal justice system include all of the following, EXCEPT

"Prison play-families" are most often found in __________ prisons.

Female officers from other minority groups sometimes face a sense of ____________, for instance, when their race and gender pose particular challenges not faced by many other officers.

Prominent among the explanations for recent increases in female arrests include all of the following, EXCEPT

Female prisoners were housed in institutions designed for males until the early ____________ century.

The advancement of females in society is largely attributable to __________ movements, which generally promote the idea that males and females should be politically, socially, and economically equal.

Most inmates report that their children are living with

Females have made great progress into policing since the _______________, which prohibited discrimination in hiring on the basis of color, race, sex, religion, or national origin.

The only reference to sex in the Constitution is in the ____________ Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.

The 1998 execution of ___________ generated worldwide controversy.

Although the number of males incarcerated far outnumbers the number of females, the percentage of incarcerated females is increasing at a higher rate than for males.

The worldwide attention surrounding the execution of Karla Faye Tucker was generated by her being the first female executed in Texas since the Civil War.

The incarceration rate for ___________ is higher than it is for White and Hispanic women.

The harms suffered by children of incarcerated parents has been termed _____________.

Higher percentages of female officers are found in