Deck 15: Crime As Case Study

Question 1

The phenomenon of "girls gone wild', highly reported following a few incidents of violence and bullying by girls that was given wide publicity in recent years is an example of:

A) gender bending
B) moral panic
C) moral decay
D) gender regression

Answer 1

moral panic

Question 2

The ______________ of crime refers to such things as the identification of criminal activity, charging with an offence and arrest of an individual.

A) processing
B) micromanaging
C) bureaucratization
D) administration

Answer 2

processing

Question 3

While woman specific defenses such as "battered woman defense" can be positive in their acknowledgment of gender differences, they can be negative in that they _________ women's difference.

A) deny
B) repress
C) reify
D) conceal

Answer 3

reify

Question 4

One of the world's first criminologists, Lombroso, argued in The Criminal Man that some people are born predisposed to crime. He believed that _____________ was a good indicator of this predisposition.

A) family background
B) complexion
C) body type
D) cadence of voice

Question 5

Historically, widows and _________ women were considered particularly susceptible to witchcraft and devil worship.

A) older
B) younger
C) single
D) lesbian

Question 6

According to recent data from Statistics Canada, which of the following crimes are Canadian women charged with more frequently than Canadian men?

A) break and enter
B) theft under $5000
C) assault
D) homicide

Question 7

Women's violations of social norms have been more likely to be seen in terms of ______________ rather than as criminal activity.

A) dependency
B) insecurity
C) mental illness
D) desperation

Question 8

As discussed in Kathy Kendall's (2000) work on women prisoners in Canada, protocol used to determine health needs are rife with _____________.

A) moral judgments
B) stereotypes
C) religious ideology
D) paternalism

Question 9

Whereas female criminality is generally characterized as "deviant", male criminality is generally thought of as ____________.

A) vile
B) normal
C) pathological
D) aberrant

Question 10

The major danger with categories such as postpartum depression, premenstrual syndrome, and batter woman syndrome is that they risk ___________ women.

A) pathologizing
B) normalizing
C) vilifying
D) undermining

Question 11

Freda Adler's 1975 book Sisters in Crime argued that women's liberation contributed to women's ______________.

A) promiscuity
B) drug use
C) participation in criminal activity
D) ironic dependency on men

Question 12

The majority of prostitutes are _______ who provide sexual services for ________.

A) women/men
B) men/men
C) transvestites/men
D) transsexuals/men

Question 13

What is the term for the kind of legal aid aimed at the resolution of separation and divorce issues?

A) private legal aid
B) social assistance
C) domestic legal aid
D) crisis intervention funds

Question 14

The argument which states that the criminal justice system treats women less harshly than men is known as the ___________ thesis.

A) false paternalism
B) double bind
C) chivalry paternalism
D) friendly fascist

Question 15

In Canada today, women make up about ______% of federally sentenced offenders.

A) 0.5
B) 2
C) 10
D) 15

Question 16

Kelly Hannah-Moffat's (2004) analysis of decision making at parole boards illustrates the institutionalization of ______________ risk frames.

A) gendered
B) intersecting
C) bifurcated
D) multileveled

Question 17

When compared to men in similar positions, institutionalized women are held to a ____________ standard.

A) comparable
B) different
C) more sympathetic
D) nuanced

Question 18

In 2006, First Nations women made up ______% of the female prison population in Canada.

A) 28
B) 52
C) 73
D) 83

Question 19

The most important variable for explaining the disproportionate number of First Nations persons in the Canadian prison system is ______________.

A) individual action
B) personal will power
C) moral influence
D) systemic disadvantages

Question 20

Yvonne Johnson's book Stolen Life: The Journey of a Cree Woman (1999) shows how the Canadian prison system has become a/an __________ part of life for many First Nations people.

A) normal
B) unexpected
C) disturbing
D) confusing

Question 21

In the context of crime, identify three differences between men and women, drawing upon the 2004 Statistics Canada data presented in the text?

Question 22

In what ways have feminist theorists of crime attempted to redress the 'woman as bad' and/or 'woman as mad' versions of criminality?

Question 23

What is the central danger noted in the textbook in the use of categories such as post-partum depression, premenstrual syndrome, and battered woman syndrome in acknowledging the different lived experiences of women?

Question 24

What is Hagan's "power control" theory of crime?

Question 25

What does the organization COYOTE stand for?

Question 26

Develop an essay in which you critically examine the representations of gender, family, and crime in the public reportage over the Elliot Spitzer "sex scandal".

Question 27

Write a comparative essay in which you examine the approach to sex work in two different countries. What are the similarities and differences and how has your analysis shaped your own position on the subject?

Question 28

Imagine that you have been charged with a serious crime that you did not commit but which there is much evidence that seems to pin you to the crime. Write a brief (and fictional) story describing how you imagine your arrest would take place and analyze how well or how poorly you would likely fare, in relation to your social positioning, gender, and resources. Draw extensively upon the text in your exploration and use an intersectional approach to crime.