Deck 9: Gender, Crime, and Criminalization

Question 1

The chapter's opening calls attention to how gender fluidity masks the fact that:

A) heteronormativity has continued to dictate where individuals are imprisoned
B) transgender people have been housed solely based on their anatomy
C) "people in women's prisons" is the appropriate language to engage issues of gender identity and the incarcerated
D) all of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Incarcerated women who sought to resist prison conditions used _____ as a form of resistance toward improving prison conditions.

A) refusal to return to their cells when ordered
B) filing of grievance and lawsuits
C) going on hunger strikes
D) all of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The number of incarcerated Native American women is false due to:

A) how people are classified as White, Black, Hispanic, or Other
B) the erasure of attempts to accurately self-identify
C) both "a" and "b"
D) neither "a" nor "b"

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The Children's Defense Fund in 2010 maintained that the war on drugs has allowed _____ to undermine significant racial and social progress.

A) a cradle-to-prison pipeline
B) poverty and racial disparities
C) both "a" and "b"
D) neither "a" nor "b"

Question 5

The US prison boom of the last three decades has been fueled by:

A) the prison-industrial complex
B) the criminalization of behaviors that are non-threatening to social stability
C) both "a" and "b"
D) neither "a" nor "b"

Question 6

Burton's story points to how:

A) addiction has been criminalized
B) people can be fully unsupportive
C) people become a prevention to social good
D) addicts are to be blamed

Question 7

Burton observes how her parole officer, similarly to many people:

A) remained judgmental
B) can be persuaded to stop be judgmental
C) refused to break the rules
D) are apathetic

Question 8

Burton describes the harshness of the criminal justice system that:

A) contributed to the cycle of recidivism
B) fostered apathy to human needs
C) was merciless in its endless demand for restitution
D) all of the above

Question 9

Sudbury's feminist praxis is grounded in work intended to revolutionize the ways in which people in women's prisons are:

A) assumed to have a fixed and permanent gender in relation to their genitalia
B) forced to comply with state-regulated violence against their self-identity
C) both "a" and "b"
D) neither "a" nor "b"

Question 10

Sudbury calls for feminist researchers in the criminal justice system bear the responsibility of:

A) not participating in the State's policing the gender binary
B) recognizing the gender complexity and fluidity of incarcerated human beings
C) both "a" and "b"
D) neither "a" nor "b"

Question 11

Linked to Patricia Hill Collins, Sudbury makes an argument for the inclusion of:

A) subordinated knowledges
B) an understanding of how race, class, gender identity, and sexual orientation intersect to perform against gender enforcement
C) both "a" and "b"
D) neither "a" nor "b"

Question 12

Shamas makes aware how in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 New York City's Muslim American youths became the targets of _____ government surveillance.

A) unwarranted
B) justifiable
C) warranted
D) unnecessary

Question 13

Shamas reports on the effects of the government's surveillance on New York City's Muslim American college students that caused:

A) students to switch their majors
B) the lower attendance at and participation in Muslim-related activities
C) students to self-censor their speech
D) all of the above

Question 14

Perhaps the most harmful effect of the government's surveillance that Shamas identifies is:

A) isolationism fueled by mistrust
B) suspicion
C) self-censorship
D) lower morale

Question 15

Campos's two-week visit to Harlingen, Texas brought her face-to-face with the pain and trauma that migrant family members are suffering due to:

A) forced separation
B) not knowing where each other is located
C) the uncertainty of their reunion
D) all of the above

Question 16

Campos uses the calm and turbulent waters of the Rio Grande that mirror the families':

A) life-and-death journey
B) hopes and despairs
C) both "a" and "b"
D) neither "a" nor "b"

Question 17

In the story of "Rosa," Campos states that in order for Rosa to be reunited with her mother, _____ had to be produced as evidence of their biological relationship.

A) a birth certificate
B) other identification
C) a DNA test
D) all of the above

Question 18

The Spanish Federation of Feminist Organizations is amenable to:

A) barriers that separate people
B) mechanisms that wall off people from each other
C) neocolonial powers that reify global economic imbalances
D) none of the above

Question 19

The Spanish Federation of Feminist Organizations implicitly believes:

A) women should live free from violence
B) people should be granted asylum to escape unbearable conditions
C) both "a" and "b"
D) neither "a" nor "b"

Question 20

The Spanish Federation of Feminist Organizations explicitly believes:

A) the barriers of patriarchal norms must change
B) the concept of citizenship based upon exclusivity is inherently patriarchal
C) both "a" and "b"
D) neither "a" nor "b"

Question 21

Burton acknowledges the many people who intervened and allowed for her to become "Ms. Burton." Identify the three most significant people who played an active role in the process and how.

Question 22

Is Sudbury's agenda a viable one, or should society be focused on improving societal conditions that allow for the incarceration of genderqueers and other minorities?

Question 23

Shamas reiterates in conclusion that "[a] generation of American Muslims youth has adjusted how they go about their studies" and other forms of curtailed activities that invariably will have a long-term impact on New York City's social well-being. Is the government's surveillance of Americans warranted, and if so on what grounds?

Question 24

Campos makes it clear that she does not want to be the mouthpiece of separated families. How specifically does she hope to serve them?

Question 25

The Spanish Federation of Feminist Organizations suggests that women and men who think like women are necessary to a future in which everyone can enjoy a better quality of life. Based upon the concepts advanced in this chapter, what are some of the qualities future leaders must possess?