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Women in the Corrections System MCQ

Policies are often applied to specific infractions, such as fighting or possession of drugs or weapons are called______.

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Correct Answer: Zero Tolerance

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Risk assessment is the process for determining the level of security and supervision corrections-involved ____,_require.

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Correct Answer: Individuals

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Which of the following theories assert that the women’s movement of the 1960s resulted in increase crime commission by women?

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Correct Answer: Liberation theory

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There is a correlation between childhood trauma and issues such as STDs and prostitution.

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Correct Answer: True

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According to Belknap, marital rape occurs with alarming frequency.

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Correct Answer: True

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Men and women differ in which of the following?

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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Women are usually not career criminals, but accomplices.

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Correct Answer: True

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A low percentage of women in placement take prescription medication for their mental and emotional health issues.

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Correct Answer: False

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Which of the following issues are similar across young girls and their adult counterparts?

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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Which of the following crimes was the least prevalent among girls who were in youth residential facilities?

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Correct Answer: Criminal homicide

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Women are incarcerated for less serious crimes than men. In 2011, 42% of girls that were in residential placement had committed a violent crime.

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Correct Answer: True

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Which of the following years was considered the “historic peak year” for the number of women in correctional control?

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Correct Answer: 2006

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Between 1990 and 2000, there were as _____ percent increase in the female population.

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Correct Answer: 81

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Women are most often abused by someone they know.

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Correct Answer: True

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Incarcerated women of all ethnicities have low levels of drug addition and dependence.

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Correct Answer: False

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It is estimated that ______ to ______ percent of women in prison are incarcerated for crimes that directly result from their abusive relationships.

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Correct Answer: 80 to 85

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Hispanic women are more often heads of households and of lower economic status.

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Correct Answer: False

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Women and men have similar responses to being institutionalized.

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Correct Answer: False

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Women and men have different patters of crime behavior.

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Correct Answer: True

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