Deck 1: Women and Crime: Introduction

Question 1

The ______ increased understanding of women and their relationship with crime through the inclusion of gender in research.

A) civil rights movement
B) political correctness movement
C) feminist movement
D) women's right movement

Answer 1

C

Question 2

______ comprise the majority of victims of intimate partner violence and sexual assault.

A) Adolescents
B) Males
C) Females
D) The Elderly

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The first feminist criminologists gained attention during the ______.

A) 1920s and 1930s
B) 1940s and 1950s
C) 1960s and 1970s
D) 1970s and 1980s

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Women have had challenges obtaining all of the following positions in the criminal justice system EXCEPT for ______.

A) correctional officer
B) judge
C) police officer
D) victim services

Question 5

Women are less likely to be victimized by ______.

A) intimate partners
B) strangers
C) acquaintances
D) family members

Question 6

Why was the third wave of feminism born?

A) To acknowledge the multiple diverse perspectives of women
B) To fight for women's right to vote
C) To fight for women's reproductive rights
D) To acknowledge the differences between women and men

Question 7

An example of a glass ceiling would be ______.

A) the inability of a female employee to be promoted due to her gender
B) the inability of a male employee to be promoted due to his gender
C) the inability of a female to be hired on for an entry-level position
D) the inability of and agency to create more senior positions

Question 8

Which of the following are considered to be high needs for women who have been victimized by sexual assault and intimate partner violence?

A) Appropriate job placements
B) Resources, such as money
C) Services for physical and emotional trauma
D) Housing

Question 9

Which of the following is true regarding available victim services?

A) There are more services than victims need.
B) There are unlimited resources for victim services.
C) The demand for services exceeds the available resources.
D) The field of victim advocacy has not developed that much.

Question 10

Men commit significantly more crime than women. This is referred to as ______.

A) feminism
B) the gender gap
C) gender neutrality
D) the glass ceiling

Question 11

Which of the following describes the common foundation found among women offenders?

A) They offend due to economic need and consequences of addiction and abuse
B) They offend because they are pressured to by intimate partners
C) They offend because is it in their nature to do so
D) They offend because they can get away with it

Question 12

Which of the following is true regarding convicted women offenders.

A) Women offenders are being sentenced to prison rather than community supervision.
B) Women offenders are being sentenced to community sentences more often.
C) Women offenders usually pay a fine only.
D) Women offenders can easily overcome the stigma of being an ex-offender.

Question 13

All of the following are challenges faced by women working in criminal justice EXCEPT for ______.

A) sexual harassment
B) work-family balance
C) motherhood
D) education

Question 14

Which of the following is said to be one of the greatest contributions of feminist criminology?

A) The relationship between poverty and offending
B) The relationship between juvenile offending and adult offending
C) The relationship between victimization and offending
D) The relationship between addiction and offending

Question 15

The ______ publishes crime data that go un-reported to the police by victims.

A) Uniform Crime Report (UCR)
B) National Violences Against Women Survey (NVAWS)
C) National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
D) National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS)

Question 16

Which of the following is true regarding Uniform Crime Report (UCR) and the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS)?

A) NIBRS includes surveys of the public for data collection.
B) NIBRS and the UCR are both limited to reported crimes.
C) NIBRS and the UCR follow the hierarchy rule.
D) NIBRS and the UCR do not collect information on attempted crimes.

Question 17

All of the following are limitations to the Uniform Crime Report's (UCR) EXCEPT for ______.

A) It follows the hierarchy rule.
B) It does not include information on attempted crime events.
C) It does not include demographic variables.
D) It only includes crimes reported to the police.

Question 18

All of the following are examples of self-report studies EXCEPT for ______.

A) National Violence Against Women Survey
B) National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey
C) National Crime Victimization Survey
D) National Incident-Based Reporting System

Question 19

The greatest achievement of the National Crime Victimization Survey was its attempt to ______.

A) speak specifically to women about their experiences
B) measure offending and victimization
C) compare state to state information regarding victimization
D) fill the gap between reported and unreported crime

Question 20

The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) collects data on a ______.

A) calendar year basis
B) monthly basis
C) weekly basis
D) daily basis

Question 21

Which of the following is considered to be the first comprehensive data assessment of violence against women for the crime of intimate partner abuse, stalking, and sexual assault?

A) National Violence Against Women Survey
B) National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey
C) National Crime Victimization Survey
D) National Incident-Based Reporting System

Question 22

The experience of giving women ______ is a strong influence of feminist research methods.

A) a voice
B) equality
C) the right to vote
D) equal pay

Question 23

Feminist methodology influences all of the following EXCEPT for ______.

A) conceptualization of the research question
B) the selection of the researcher
C) data collection methods
D) analysis of data collected

Question 24

All of the following statements pertaining to feminist research methods are true EXCEPT for ______.

A) they are largely qualitative in nature
B) they allow emotions and values to be present as a part of the research process
C) there is no single method of research that is identified as the feminist method
D) feminist methodology dictates that the gender of the research participant be woman

Question 25

All of the following statements regarding crime reporting are true EXCEPT for ______.

A) the NCVS is the only national-level data source on victimization
B) the NCVS represents the largest victimization study conducted in the United States
C) NIBRS has not been fully implemented with all agencies
D) the dark figure of crime is a limitation of the Uniform Crime Reports

Question 26

Which of the following is not one of the five basic principles of feminist methodology?

A) Following the traditional relationship between researcher and subject
B) Acknowledging influence of gender in society as a whole
C) Engaging in consciousness raising about the realities of women's lives
D) Empowering women within a patriarchal society through their participation in research

Question 27

According to the UCR, between the years 2006 and 2015, the crime rate ______.

A) increased for both males and females
B) increased for males and decreased for females
C) increased for females and decreased for males
D) decreased for both males and females

Question 28

According to the author, ______ has prevailed in every aspect of the system.

A) gendered justice
B) equality
C) feminism
D) due process

Question 29

According to the 2015 Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data, women accounted for ______ of all arrests.

A) 27%
B) 30%
C) 32%
D) 37%

Question 30

All of the following statements regarding the new Uniform Crime Reporting definition of rape instituted in 2012 are true EXCEPT for ______.

A) It allows men to be counted as victims.
B) It includes cases where victims were unable or unwilling to consent to sexual activity.
C) It removes the requirement for victims to prove they were forcibly assaulted.
D) It does not allow the UCR to capture a greater diversity of sexual assaults

Question 31

The feminist method involves which of the following?

A) The relationship between researcher and the subject and the process by which data are gathered
B) The relationship between the subject and their family and the process by which the data are analyzed
C) The relationship between the subject and their peers and the process by which the data are collected
D) The relationship between the research and the process by which the data are analyzed

Question 32

All of the following academic presentation topics are considered to be in the top five except for ______.

A) domestic violence/intimate partner violence
B) victimization of women
C) gender-specific programming and policies
D) recidivism rates among women offenders

Question 33

According to the text, the number of women faculty has ______ in the last four decades.

A) not grown
B) has seen a minor growth
C) has seen a moderate growth
D) has seen a significant growth

Question 34

At one point, members of the American Society of Criminology questioned the importance of which of the following variables?

A) Gender
B) Recidivism
C) Education
D) Family

Question 35

The American Society of Criminology dates back to which of the following decades?

A) 1920s
B) 1930s
C) 1940s
D) 1950s

Question 36

Which of the following was identified as a factor that has reduced the gender gap in publishing?

A) Quality of published works
B) Length of time in the academy
C) Criminological field experience
D) Length of education

Question 37

The experiences of women in criminal justice have always been reported.

Question 38

There are no gender differences in the criminal justice system.

Question 39

Women suffer disproportionately from crimes of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, harassment, and stalking.

Question 40

Classical theories of crime attempted to explain female offending.

Question 41

Females who commit crime face unique experiences that are different from males who offend.

Question 42

Employment of women in criminal justice is limited.

Question 43

Females do not face challenges as the result of their gender.

Question 44

The civil rights movement and the women's rights movement impacted society's view of women's roles.

Question 45

Women's suffrage was the main concern of second wave feminists.

Question 46

Women's needs are being met by the criminal justice system.

Question 47

The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) generally indicate crime rates that are higher than the rates of crime reported by Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) data.

Question 48

Quantitative methods are the best approach to conduct research on sensitive issues including gendered experiences.

Question 49

The Uniform Crime Report and National Incident Based Reporting System official data sources fail to identify female serious and violent victimizations.

Question 50

Quantitative methods can yield valuable data on the experiences of women.

Question 51

Feminist methods are limited to issues of gender.

Question 52

Describe how feminism has contributed to the understanding of women offenders and women victims.

Question 53

Explain the relationship between victimization and offending. Give an example.

Question 54

Describe how the three waves of feminism differed from one another.

Question 55

Discuss the challenges faced by women working in criminal justice.

Question 56

Compare and contrast Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) and National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS). What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? How has NIBRS improved upon UCR?