Deck 3: Gender Specific Programming for Female Offenders

Question 1

Ensuring that women in male-dominated fields conform to male performance standards is known as

A) The sameness approach.
B) The equality approach.
C) The gender-specific approach.
D) None of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The gender-blind treatment of women in the criminal justice system, especially when such an approach is unnecessary or harmful, is termed by feminist criminologists as:

A) Gender specificity.
B) Gender equality.
C) Gender differences.
D) Equality with a vengeance.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Gender-specific programming attends to:

A) Issues of mental health.
B) Creating a safe environment.
C) Relationships.
D) Trauma history.
E) All of the above

Answer 3

E

Question 4

The gendered pathways model emphasizes:

A) Biographical elements.
B) Life-course trajectories.
C) Developmental sequences.
D) All of the above

Question 5

Kathy Nesteby, the coordinator for the Iowa Gender-Specific Services Task Force, works with members of the team to advocate before the legislature for changes in the:

A) Law.
B) Correctional system.
C) Juvenile justice system.
D) Law enforcement.

Question 6

Trauma-informed approaches are built on what is known about common responses to:

A) Physical abuse.
B) Sexual abuse.
C) Emotional abuse.
D) All of the above

Question 7

Although the terms are used interchangeably, for many feminists sex is generally seen as a biological term while gender is seen as a _________ term.

A) Physiological
B) Neurological
C) Psychological
D) Holistic or social

Question 8

We often see in the courtrooms of justice a backlash against policies of a more _________ era.

A) Traditional
B) Libertarian
C) Conservative
D) Progressive

Question 9

According to the text, within the criminal justice system the equality principle has been used against women when:

A) Women are connected to crime through family ties.
B) As a form of backlash.
C) Liberated women are viewed as a threat by some men.
D) All of the above

Question 10

The male-to-female ratio of serving time in prison has ________ over the past few decades.

A) Increased
B) Stayed the same
C) Decreased
D) Not been recorded

Question 11

According to the text, the recognition of male/female developmental differences is important in shaping approaches that will tap into the __________ of each gender.

A) Interests
B) Strengths
C) Weaknesses
D) Both a and b
E) None of the above

Question 12

Research shows that programs for girls would do better when they focus on:

A) Assertiveness
B) Confrontation
C) Empowerment
D) Sameness
E) Both a and c

Question 13

Feminists tend to propose treating gender as a key element of social organization rather than as a(n):

A) Individual trait.
B) Biological trait.
C) Secondary concern.
D) Over emphasized consideration.

Question 14

According to the text, female violence can be viewed as:

A) Reactionary.
B) Proactive.
C) Protective.
D) Retaliatory.
E) All of the above

Question 15

The effect of membership in multiple categories of discrimination on the grounds of race, gender, and class is _____________in its impact:

A) Additive
B) Minimal
C) Multiplying or synergistic
D) Apt to wipe each other out

Question 16

Gender entrapment is a model that reveals how behaviors that are highly functional in one milieu can be ____________ in another.

A) The same
B) Even more functional
C) Problematic
D) None of the above

Question 17

Much of what passes for gender-neutral programming such as boot camps is really oriented toward training and _________ male offenders.

A) Punishing
B) Rehabilitating
C) Incarcerating
D) Deterring

Question 18

For women offenders, the thinking-errors approach has been a major ________ in boosting girls' and women's self-efficacy.

A) Contribution
B) Success
C) Setback
D) Disappointment

Question 19

Within today's prison walls, there is a trend much stronger in _______ than in the U.S. to provide gender-specific programing to inmates with addiction problems.

A) France
B) Germany
C) England
D) Canada

Question 20

Eliminating the discriminatory treatment and oppression that women have experienced in the past through equalization under the law is known as the gender-specific approach.

Question 21

The gender-blind treatment of women by the major institutions of society, especially when such an approach is unnecessary or harmful, is known as equality with a vengeance.

Question 22

Gender-specific programming attends to issues of mental health, creating a safe environment, relationships, and trauma history.

Question 23

Gendered pathways emphasizes biographical elements.

Question 24

According to Beth Richie, gender entrapment is a common outcome when Black women are battered by their partners or husbands.

Question 25

Trauma-informed approaches are built on what is known about common responses to physical, sexual, and emotional abuse.

Question 26

We sometimes see in the courtrooms of justice a backlash against women due to resentment of women's advances in the professional sphere.

Question 27

According to the text, within the criminal justice system the equality principle has been used against women when women are connected to crime through their protection of family members.

Question 28

The male-to-female ratio of serving time in prison has not been recorded over the past few decades.

Question 29

According to the text, the recognition of male/female developmental differences is important in shaping approaches that will tap into the interests and strengths of each gender.

Question 30

Research shows that programs for girls would do better when they focus on preparing girls to be dutiful wives.

Question 31

Feminists tend to propose treating gender as a key element of social organization rather than as an individual trait.

Question 32

According to the text, female violence can be viewed as one dimensional.

Question 33

The effects of membership in multiple categories such as race, gender, and class is merely additive.

Question 34

The gender entrapment model related to Black battered women reveals how behaviors that are highly functional in one milieu can be the functional in another.

Question 35

Much of what passes for gender-neutral programming, such as boot camps, is really oriented toward training and punishing male offenders.

Question 36

For women offenders, the thinking-errors approach has been a major contribution in boosting girls' and women's self-efficacy.

Question 37

Eliminating the discriminatory treatment and oppression that women have experienced in the past through treating men and women as if they are exactly the same is known as the ________ approach.

Question 38

The gender-blind treatment of women by the major institutions of society, especially when such an approach is unnecessary or harmful, is known as equality with a ________.

Question 39

________-specific programming attends to issues of mental health, creating a safe environment, relationships, and trauma history.

Question 40

The pathways model by feminist criminologist views male and female offenders as _________.

Question 41

Trauma-informed approaches are built on what is known about common responses to sexual, physical, and __________ abuse.

Question 42

According to the text, within the criminal justice system the equality principle has been used against women when women are connected to crime through ______ ties such as to a drug dealing husband.

Question 43

The male-to-female ratio of serving time in prison has ________ over the past few decades.

Question 44

The effect of membership in multiple categories such as race, gender, and class is _______.

Question 45

For women offenders, the thinking-errors approach has been a major ________ in boosting girls' and women's self-efficacy.

Question 46

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Gendered pathways

A) Genderless
B) Life-course trajectories
C) Highly functional in one setting, problematic in another
D) Synergistic

Question 47

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Gender entrapment

A) Genderless
B) Life-course trajectories
C) Highly functional in one setting, problematic in another
D) Synergistic

Question 48

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Gender neutral

A) Genderless
B) Life-course trajectories
C) Highly functional in one setting, problematic in another
D) Synergistic

Question 49

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Intersectionality

A) Genderless
B) Life-course trajectories
C) Highly functional in one setting, problematic in another
D) Synergistic

Question 50

Explain one of the problems with explanations of crime that focuses on the generic aspects of gender or sameness approach.

Question 51

Give an example of gender-specific programming for girls.

Question 52

Discuss what is meant by the term equality with a vengeance as it applies to women in the criminal justice system.

Question 53

Explain in detail the arguments of gender-neutral versus gender-specific and how it affects criminality in women.

Question 54

Discuss in detail gender-specific programming for girls including practices, policies, and programs.