Deck 10: Women Offenders and Correctional Workers

Question 1

Almost all of this increase in female crime is __________ crime.

A) violent
B) property
C) drug
D) sexual

Answer 1

B

Question 2

__________ theories speculate that women are in the workplace and involved in public life more so than in the past, so they are utilizing that opportunity for illegitimate as well as legitimate activities.

A) Opportunity
B) Economic necessity
C) Criminal
D) Rehabilitation

Answer 2

A

Question 3

__________ theories speculate that because of no-fault divorce, abysmal child support enforcement, and reduced national and state public assistance, women and their children form the largest poverty class.

A) Opportunity
B) Economic necessity
C) Criminal
D) Rehabilitation

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Currently, approximately __________ of female prisoners are convicted of drug offenses.

A) 27%
B) 50%
C) 10%
D) 5%

Question 5

The first completely separate prison for women was built in ________.

A) Pennsylvania
B) New York
C) Kentucky
D) Indiana

Question 6

In these institutions, prisoners were expected to reform through education and strict discipline.

A) Penitentiaries
B) Reformatories
C) Prisons
D) Jails

Question 7

Imprisoned women are __________ likely than men to have been homeless before their arrest and also are _______ likely to have a current medical or mental health problem.

A) more; less
B) less; more
C) more; more
D) less; less

Question 8

One of the most prevalent findings is that female offenders are __________ likely to come from dysfunctional families with histories of sexual and physical abuse.

A) more
B) less
C) equally
D) none of the above

Question 9

These social structures involve several or many women who take on familial roles.

A) Gangs
B) Pseudo-families
C) Cliques
D) Dyads

Question 10

In the prison setting, women who are __________ will be authoritarian yet protective; those who are __________ will be jealous and domineering.

A) "fathers"; "husbands"
B) "husbands"; "fathers"
C) "brothers"; "husbands"
D) "fathers"; "brothers"

Question 11

Women whose sexual orientation was homosexual before prison refer to those who have heterosexual relationships outside of prison as __________.

A) wolves
B) dykes
C) fish
D) jailhouse turnouts

Question 12

__________ exist as a network of friends and supporters in prison.

A) Families
B) Partners
C) Pseudo-families
D) Homegirls

Question 13

The _______ involved those who sold, traded, and used drugs.

A) drug mix
B) homosexual mix
C) fighting mix
D) gang mix

Question 14

The __________ involved those who were involved in pseudo-families and homosexual dyads.

A) fighting mix
B) gang mix
C) drug mix
D) homosexual mix

Question 15

The __________ involved those who established themselves as fighters.

A) homosexual mix
B) drug mix
C) fighting mix
D) gang mix

Question 16

An estimated __________ of women in prison are also mothers of small children.

A) 65%
B) 75%
C) 50%
D) 62%

Question 17

The __________ Correctional Facility has a prison nursery for women who give birth during their prison term.

A) Framingham
B) Bedford Hills
C) Meadow Hills
D) Forest Grove

Question 18

In 2004, __________ of women in state prisons and __________ of women in federal prisons were pregnant at the time of admittance.

A) 4%; 3%
B) 2%; 4%
C) 4%; 2%
D) 10%; 12%

Question 19

__________ studies have been conducted to determine the unique needs of women offenders.

A) Mental health
B) Research
C) Gender-responsive strategies
D) Needs assessment

Question 20

This comprehensive report outlines a new vision of the criminal justice system that better recognizes the differences between men and women.

A) Gender-Responsive Strategies: Research, Practice, and Guiding Principles for Women Offenders
B) Amnesty International Report on Gender Strategies
C) National Institute of Corrections Report on Women in Prison
D) none of the above

Question 21

There is a __________ percentage of women than men in prison diagnosed with HIV and/or AIDS, yet there is __________ intervention and education for female inmates to prevent and contain the transmission of the disease.

A) greater; less
B) smaller; more
C) smaller; less
D) greater; more

Question 22

Female probationers are __________ likely to be rearrested than their male counterparts.

A) more
B) less
C) equally
D) neither

Question 23

Being married appears to __________ men against probation violation, but seems to __________ the risk of failure in females.

A) increase; decrease
B) protect; decrease
C) protect; increase
D) decrease; increase

Question 24

It also appears that females benefit __________ from substance abuse treatments and urinalysis, while men respond __________ to financial conditions of probation.

A) more; more
B) less; less
C) more; less
D) less; more

Question 25

__________ divert pregnant women and mothers of young children from prison to community-run facilities.

A) Community-based residential parenting programs
B) Therapeutic community programs
C) Community correction programs
D) Probation programs

Question 26

Explanations for the increased participation of women can be categorized into the general explanations of "opportunity theory" or "economic necessity."

Question 27

The first completely separate prison for women was built in Pennsylvania.

Question 28

Research suggests that incarcerated women travel the same pathways to criminal activity as male offenders.

Question 29

One of the interesting differences between men and women in prison is women's tendency to form "pseudo-families" or play families.

Question 30

Historically, correctional policies and practices have been influenced by gender stereotypes.

Question 31

Describe how women have been perceived and treated in the corrections system for the last several hundred years.

Question 32

Explain the factors that contribute to increasing numbers of women in the corrections system.

Question 33

Describe the typical female offender. How is the demographic profile of a female prisoner (or probationer) different from that of a male offender?

Question 34

Describe the differences between male and female prisoner subcultures.

Question 35

Describe the different program needs of women.

Question 36

What do we know about women on probation and parole?

Question 37

Describe the entry of women into traditionally male occupations in corrections.

Question 38

What do evaluations show regarding the performance of female corrections officers?

Question 39

Ethics Focus: What Do Women Prisoners Deserve?
Because women comprise a much smaller percentage of persons who are imprisoned in a given state, they are often the last to receive any resources for facilities improvement, new programs, or staffing needs. Incidents of exploitation and sexual coercion by male corrections officers have also been documented on occasion.
-Should the quality of care and services female offenders receive be based solely on their numbers?

Question 40

Ethics Focus: What Do Women Prisoners Deserve?
Because women comprise a much smaller percentage of persons who are imprisoned in a given state, they are often the last to receive any resources for facilities improvement, new programs, or staffing needs. Incidents of exploitation and sexual coercion by male corrections officers have also been documented on occasion.
-Taking into consideration the differences between male and female offenders as well as their respective subcultures, what would a just and responsible women's prison look like?

Question 41

Ethics Focus: What Do Women Prisoners Deserve?
Because women comprise a much smaller percentage of persons who are imprisoned in a given state, they are often the last to receive any resources for facilities improvement, new programs, or staffing needs. Incidents of exploitation and sexual coercion by male corrections officers have also been documented on occasion.
-How would it be different from its male counterpart?