Deck 13: Women Professionals and the Criminal Justice System - Part B

Question 1

______ was the first woman admitted to the state bar in the United States in 1869.

A) Belle Mansfield
B) Charlotte E. Ray
C) Belva Ann Lockwood
D) Mary Florence Lathrop

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Who of the following was the first African American woman admitted to the bar in District of Columbia in 1872?

A) Belle Mansfield
B) Charlotte E. Ray
C) Belva Ann Lockwood
D) Mary Florence Lathrop

Answer 2

B

Question 3

______ was the first woman to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court.

A) Belle Mansfield
B) Charlotte E. Ray
C) Belva Ann Lockwood
D) Mary Florence Lathrop

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In which year was the first woman admitted to the American Bar Association?

A) 1872
B) 1886
C) 1900
D) 1918

Question 5

Woman make up ______% of all students enrolled in law school.

A) 23.4
B) 34.2
C) 49.3
D) 55.8

Question 6

According to the American Bar Association, ______% of practicing attorneys in the United States are female.

A) 15
B) 24
C) 36
D) 42

Question 7

All of the following were identified as barriers faced by women in the legal field EXCEPT for _____.

A) disparity in compensation
B) denial for promotion and partnership
C) challenges of balancing family and work
D) difficulties in finding employment at top firms

Question 8

Within Fortune 500 corporations with in-house counsel, women make up only ______% of the positions.

A) 5.6
B) 8.7
C) 11.3
D) 24.8

Question 9

Chicana attorneys define success by ______

A) promotion
B) social justice
C) financial success
D) number of cases tried

Question 10

Female attorneys are more likely to be assigned cases involving ______.

A) intimate partner violence
B) gang violence
C) educational issues
D) white-collar crime

Question 11

Which president appointed Sandra Day O'Connor as the first woman to grace the Supreme Court's bench?

A) Richard Nixon
B) Lyndon Johnson
C) Ronald Reagan
D) George H. W. Bush

Question 12

The first woman was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in ______.

A) 1964
B) 1972
C) 1981
D) 1995

Question 13

The second woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court was ______.

A) Sandra Day O'Connor
B) Ruther Bader Ginsburg
C) Sonia Sotomayor
D) Elena Kagan

Question 14

President Clinton appointed more ______ to judicial positions at the federal appellate level than any other president.

A) women
B) men of color
C) men
D) women of color

Question 15

Female judges across the United States are disproportionately found in ______ courts today.

A) trial
B) general jurisdiction
C) appeal
D) district

Question 16

Which of the following women was appointed by President Barack Obama?

A) Ruth Ginsburg
B) Sandra Sotomayor
C) Sandra Day O'Connor
D) Hillary Clinton

Question 17

There are currently ______ women on the U.S. Supreme Court.

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

Question 18

All of the following are factors affecting the representation of women at the appellate court level EXCEPT for ______.

A) number of available seats
B) number of female attorneys
C) type of selection process
D) number of trial court judges

Question 19

Justice Sonia Sotomayor is known for her ruling out of New York regarding which of the following sports?

A) Basketball
B) Baseball
C) Soccer
D) Football

Question 20

All of the following are stages of burnout discussed by the author EXCEPT for ______.

A) Emotional exhaustion
B) Depersonalization
C) Feelings of overcompensation
D) Reduced personal accomplishment

Question 21

Which of the following has been found to serve as a protective factor against secondary trauma stress?

A) Organizational support structures
B) Female leadership
C) History of victimization
D) Size of service delivery area

Question 22

All of the following are job duties of a rape crisis worker EXCEPT for _____.

A) interviewing the accused offender
B) community education
C) preparing victims for the legal process
D) hospital accompaniment

Question 23

The services provided by victim services agencies vary by all of the following EXCEPT for ______.

A) population served
B) connection to other community agencies
C) types of services they provide
D) composition of staff

Question 24

All of the following are challenges faced by rural victim services agencies EXCEPT for _____.

A) cultural factors
B) overstaffing
C) lack of transportation
D) privacy

Question 25

All of the following statements pertaining to rape-crisis workers are true EXCEPT for _____.

A) rape-crisis workers also help to limit or prevent secondary victimization.
B) rape and sexual assault exists in every community
C) in rural communities, anonymity about people and their lives is common
D) victim blaming practices are heavily influenced by cultural factors

Question 26

Female judges at the state Supreme Court level tend to vote more liberally on ______ case.

A) search and seizure cases
B) domestic violence cases
C) homicide cases
D) death penalty cases

Question 27

Advocates for intimate partner abuse can suffer from stress which leads to ______.

A) burnout
B) depression
C) severe chronic illness
D) resignations

Question 28

Which of the following is thought to limit opportunities for promotion based on their gender and ethnic identity?

A) Glass ceiling
B) Gender gap
C) Broken windows
D) Cultural norms

Question 29

Advocates help victims obtain services from all of the following EXCEPT for _____.

A) Legal
B) Medical
C) Mental
D) Fiscal

Question 30

In her study of women attorneys, Garcia-Lopez (2008) found that ______ were less likely to be viewed as valuable professional in their field.

A) Anglos
B) Chicanas
C) African Americans
D) Asians

Question 31

Justice ______ was the first woman of color appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

A) Sonia Sotomayor
B) Ruth Bader-Ginsberg
C) Elena Kagan
D) Sandra Day O'Connor

Question 32

The creation of the ______ in 1975 served to bring together victims' rights groups across the nation and provide a voice to the needs of victims of crime.

A) Office for Victims (O4V)
B) National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)
C) Office of Victim's Rights (OVR)
D) Office for Rights of Victims (ORV)

Question 33

______ is stress resulting from helping or wanting to help a traumatized or suffering person.

A) Physical stress disorder
B) Acute stress
C) Episodic stress
D) Secondary trauma stress

Question 34

The proportion of female practicing attorneys increased from ______ to ______% between 2012 and 2017.

A) 25-30
B) 12-17
C) 31-36
D) 40-45

Question 35

In 2015, female lawyers made ______% of the salaries of their male counterparts.

A) 25
B) 50
C) 75
D) 90

Question 36

Which of the following states was the first in the nation to elect a woman to a state legislative position?

A) California
B) Texas
C) Nevada
D) Colorado

Question 37

Women elected at the state level are more likely to be members of which of the following parties?

A) Democratic
B) Republican
C) Libertarian
D) Green

Question 38

Today, women comprise ______ of the elected officials.

A) 10.1%
B) 18.3%
C) 19.6%
D) 25.7%

Question 39

Which of the following Supreme Court justices was appointed by former President Barack Obama?

A) O'Connor and Sotomayor
B) Ginsburg and O'Connor
C) Kagan and Sotomayor
D) Sotomayor and Ginsburg

Question 40

Which of the following are examples of self-care?

A) Meditation
B) Healthy living
C) Exercise
D) All of these

Question 41

There is a high proportion of survivors accessing services that can potentially benefit from them.

Question 42

The number of women in the legal field is decreasing.

Question 43

Women judges support the women's positions in cases that directly affect women's lives.

Question 44

Women are less likely to make partner in a legal firm than men.

Question 45

Research has found that race and ethnicity do not impact the gendered nature of legal work.

Question 46

Female attorneys are more likely than men to be assigned high-profile cases.

Question 47

Research has found the women judges tend to be harsher in their sentencing decisions compared to their male counterparts.

Question 48

A violation of the criminal law is considered a crime against the state, regardless of the offense or the harm to the victim.

Question 49

Victims have historically played a minor role throughout the criminal justice process.

Question 50

Women who have been victimized cannot work in victim services.

Question 51

The emotional context of victim service work can lead to secondary victimization.

Question 52

Rape and sexual assault exists in every community.

Question 53

All victim services agencies are non-profit.

Question 54

The purpose of victim advocacy is to create opportunities for women to be in control of their lives.

Question 55

Rape-crisis workers also help to limit or prevent secondary victimization.

Question 56

Describe the challenges faced by women working in victim services.

Question 57

Discuss secondary trauma stress.

Question 58

Describe the challenges faced by women working in the legal profession.

Question 59

In what ways can advocates be a useful source of information?

Question 60

Which types of services are provided by rape crisis centers?