Question 1

Blood related relatives are called fictive families in the prison environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

While males may benefit from sentencing reforms, females:

Accepted Answer

A) also benefit 
B) suffer 
C) gain even more privileges than men 
D) none of these choices 
A) also benefit 
B) suffer 
C) gain even more privileges than men 
D) none of these choices B

Question 3

According to the text, mandatory minimum sentences in most states provide the same punishment for conspiracy to commit crimes as for the instigator of the crime itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

According to the text, in some prisons the female role in a homosexual prison relationship is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) femme 
B) butch 
C) mother 
D) grandmother 
A) femme 
B) butch 
C) mother 
D) grandmother

Question 5

Compared to men's prisons, women's prisons are typically:

Accepted Answer

A) less violent 
B) bigger 
C) cleaner 
D) all of these choices 
A) less violent 
B) bigger 
C) cleaner 
D) all of these choices

Question 6

Compared to male prisoners, female prisoners have:

Accepted Answer

A) a lower rate of illness 
B) a higher rate of illness 
C) the same rate of illness 
D) none of these choices 
A) a lower rate of illness 
B) a higher rate of illness 
C) the same rate of illness 
D) none of these choices

Question 7

Many women have been victims of ____________________ during incarceration by correctional officers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Many women have been victims of ____________________...

Question 8

What is the term used to describe any behavior that can bring trouble or conflict with staff and other prisoners?

Accepted Answer

A) The flow 
B) The heat 
C) The mix 
D) None of these 
A) The flow 
B) The heat 
C) The mix 
D) None of these

Question 9

Every female prison provides a nursery where babies up to 18 months old can live with their mothers in prison.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Female offenders are more likely than males to be convicted of a ____________________ crime.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Female offenders are more likely than males...

Question 11

According to the text, children of incarcerated mothers most frequently stay with ___________________.

Accepted Answer

maternal g

Question 12

Melissa is a female serving a life sentence for murder in a state correctional facility. She has been in prison for the past 10 years. She is now 36 years old. Melissa was pregnant when she entered prison with her second child. She was also addicted to cocaine and often turned to prostitution to support her habit. She ended up killing a customer who refused to pay her for her prostitution services.
-When Melissa entered prison she was about 6 months pregnant. She received minimal prenatal care and was taken to the county hospital to deliver her baby. Once she delivered her baby she returned to prison and a family member took custody of Melissa's newborn and her older child. Based on the research Melissa would be most satisfied with placing her children with __________

Accepted Answer

A) the children's father 
B) her sister 
C) her mother 
D) her friend 
A) the children's father 
B) her sister 
C) her mother 
D) her friend

Question 13

Which of the following is not a characteristic of women in prison?

Accepted Answer

A) Women in prison have a solid employment history. 
B) Women in prison have a history of poor physical health 
C) Women in prison lack education. 
D) Women in prison have mental health problems. 
A) Women in prison have a solid employment history. 
B) Women in prison have a history of poor physical health 
C) Women in prison lack education. 
D) Women in prison have mental health problems.

Question 14

A grouping of unrelated individuals who have assumed the traditional family roles of mother, father and grandparents is known as a:

Accepted Answer

A) false family 
B) fake family 
C) fictive family 
D) play family 
A) false family 
B) fake family 
C) fictive family 
D) play family

Question 15

Describe what is currently being done to make staff in women's prisons more competent and professional.

Accepted Answer

A movement is in motion to create higher

Question 16

Which psychological problem are more women prisoners diagnosed with?

Accepted Answer

A) psychotic illness 
B) depression 
C) personality disorder 
D) most women in prison do not have psychological problems. 
A) psychotic illness 
B) depression 
C) personality disorder 
D) most women in prison do not have psychological problems.

Question 17

A term commonly used referring to the dominant, or male, role in a homosexual relationship in the prison society is called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A term commonly used referring to the...

Question 18

Discuss Barbara Owen's study on female inmates and her findings.

Accepted Answer

Barbara Owen studied women in the world'

Question 19

______________________________ in a women's prison includes a desire to treat inmates with dignity and respect.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______________________________ in a women's prison includes a...

Question 20

What percent of incarcerated women have received welfare sometime during their adult lives?

Accepted Answer

A) Approximately 50 percent 
B) Approximately 10 percent 
C) Approximately 95 percent 
D) Approximately 1 percent 
A) Approximately 50 percent 
B) Approximately 10 percent 
C) Approximately 95 percent 
D) Approximately 1 percent

Blood related relatives are called fictive families in the prison environment.

While males may benefit from sentencing reforms, females:

According to the text, mandatory minimum sentences in most states provide the same punishment for conspiracy to commit crimes as for the instigator of the crime itself.

According to the text, in some prisons the female role in a homosexual prison relationship is referred to as:

Compared to men's prisons, women's prisons are typically:

Compared to male prisoners, female prisoners have:

Many women have been victims of ____________________ during incarceration by correctional officers.

What is the term used to describe any behavior that can bring trouble or conflict with staff and other prisoners?

Every female prison provides a nursery where babies up to 18 months old can live with their mothers in prison.

Female offenders are more likely than males to be convicted of a ____________________ crime.

According to the text, children of incarcerated mothers most frequently stay with ___________________.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of women in prison?

A grouping of unrelated individuals who have assumed the traditional family roles of mother, father and grandparents is known as a:

Describe what is currently being done to make staff in women's prisons more competent and professional.

Which psychological problem are more women prisoners diagnosed with?

A term commonly used referring to the dominant, or male, role in a homosexual relationship in the prison society is called ____________________.

Discuss Barbara Owen's study on female inmates and her findings.

______________________________ in a women's prison includes a desire to treat inmates with dignity and respect.

What percent of incarcerated women have received welfare sometime during their adult lives?

The Correctional System

Sentencing and the Correctional Process

Community Corrections: Diversion and Probation

Intermediate Sanctions

The Jail: Detention and Short-Term Confinement

Correctional Institutions

The Prison Experience: Males

Prisoners Rights

Correctional Programs and Services

Parole and Release to the Community

Special Prison Populations

Capital Punishment and the Death Row Inmate

The Juvenile Offender

Todays Correctional Professional

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Exam 8: The Prison Experience: Females

Blood related relatives are called fictive families in the prison environment.

While males may benefit from sentencing reforms, females:

According to the text, mandatory minimum sentences in most states provide the same punishment for conspiracy to commit crimes as for the instigator of the crime itself.

According to the text, in some prisons the female role in a homosexual prison relationship is referred to as:

Compared to men's prisons, women's prisons are typically:

Compared to male prisoners, female prisoners have:

Many women have been victims of ____________________ during incarceration by correctional officers.

What is the term used to describe any behavior that can bring trouble or conflict with staff and other prisoners?

Every female prison provides a nursery where babies up to 18 months old can live with their mothers in prison.

Female offenders are more likely than males to be convicted of a ____________________ crime.

According to the text, children of incarcerated mothers most frequently stay with ___________________.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of women in prison?

A grouping of unrelated individuals who have assumed the traditional family roles of mother, father and grandparents is known as a:

Describe what is currently being done to make staff in women's prisons more competent and professional.

Which psychological problem are more women prisoners diagnosed with?

A term commonly used referring to the dominant, or male, role in a homosexual relationship in the prison society is called ____________________.

Discuss Barbara Owen's study on female inmates and her findings.

______________________________ in a women's prison includes a desire to treat inmates with dignity and respect.

What percent of incarcerated women have received welfare sometime during their adult lives?

The Correctional System

Sentencing and the Correctional Process

Community Corrections: Diversion and Probation

Intermediate Sanctions

The Jail: Detention and Short-Term Confinement

Correctional Institutions

The Prison Experience: Males

Prisoners Rights

Correctional Programs and Services

Parole and Release to the Community

Special Prison Populations

Capital Punishment and the Death Row Inmate

The Juvenile Offender

Todays Correctional Professional

Filters