Test Bank for Women Gender and Crime 2nd Edition by Mallicoat
ISBN: 9781071845240
Women Gender and Crime (2nd)
ISBN 9781071845240 | Chapter 1
Total Questions: 56
Multiple Choice (36)
Q1. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
The ______ increased understanding of women and their relationship with crime through the inclusion of gender in research.
a) Political Correctness Movement
b) Civil Rights Movement
c) Feminist Movement ✓ correct
d) Women's Right Movement
Q2. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge ______ comprise the majority of victims of intimate partner violence and sexual assault.
a) Adolescents
b) Males
c) Females ✓ correct
d) The elderly
Q3. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
The first feminist criminologists gained attention during the ______.
a) 1920s and 1930s
b) 1940s and 1950s
c) 1960s and 1970s ✓ correct
d) 1970s and 1980s
Q4. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Women have had challenges obtaining which of the following positions in the criminal justice system?
a) juror
b) social worker
c) police officer ✓ correct
d) victim services
Q5. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Women are less likely to be victimized by ______.
a) intimate partners
b) strangers ✓ correct
c) acquaintances
d) family members
Q6. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Why was the third-wave of feminism born?
a) to acknowledge the differences between women and men
b) to fight for women's reproductive rights
c) to acknowledge the multiple diverse perspectives of women ✓ correct
d) to fight for women's right to vote
Q7. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Application
An example of a glass ceiling would be the inability of ______.
a) a female employee to be promoted due to her gender ✓ correct
b) a male employee to be promoted due to his gender
c) a female to be hired on for an entry-level position
d) and agency to create more senior positions
Q8. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
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) shelters and crisis centers ✓ correct
d) housing
Q9. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
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. ✓ correct
d) The field of victim advocacy has not developed that much.
Q10. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Men commit significantly more crime than women. This is referred to as ______.
a) feminism
b) the gender gap ✓ correct
c) gender neutrality
d) the glass ceiling
Q11. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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. ✓ correct
b) They offend because they can get away with it.
c) They offend because is it in their nature to do so.
d) They offend because they are pressured to by intimate partners.
Q12. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Which of the following is true regarding convicted women offenders?
a) sentenced to prison rather than community supervision ✓ correct
b) sentenced to community sentences more often
c) can easily overcome the stigma of being an ex-offender
d) usually pay a fine only
Q13. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Which of the following are challenges faced by women working in criminal justice?
a) single parenting
b) education
c) work–family balance ✓ correct
d) relationships with inmates
Q14. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Which of the following relationships is said to be one of the greatest contributions of feminist criminology?
a) poverty and offending
b) juvenile offending and adult offending
c) victimization and offending ✓ correct
d) addiction and offending
Q15. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
The ______ publishes crime data that go un-reported to the police by victims.
a) National Violences Against Women Survey (NVAWS)
b) National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) ✓ correct
c) National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
d) Uniform Crime Report (UCR)
Q16. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
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. ✓ correct
c) NIBRS and the UCR follow the hierarchy rule.
d) NIBRS and the UCR do not collect information on attempted crimes.
Q17. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Which of the following are limitations to the Uniform Crime Report’s (UCR)?
a) It only includes crimes reported to the police.
b) It does not include demographic variables. ✓ correct
c) It does not include information on attempted crime events.
d) It follows the hierarchy rule.
Q18. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Which of the following are examples of self-report studies?
a) National Violence Against Children Survey
b) National Intimate Partner And Sexual Violence Survey ✓ correct
c) National Victimization By Category Survey
d) National Incident-Based Reporting System
Q19. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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 ✓ correct
Q20. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) collects data on a ______ basis.
a) calendar year ✓ correct
b) monthly
c) weekly
d) daily
Q21. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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 Incident-Based Reporting System
b) National Violence Against Women Survey ✓ correct
c) National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey
d) National Crime Victimization Survey
Q22. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
The experience of giving women ______ is a strong influence of feminist research methods.
a) equal pay
b) the right to vote
c) equality
d) a voice ✓ correct
Q23. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Feminist methodology influences which of the following?
a) conceptualization of the research question ✓ correct
b) the selection of the researcher
c) quantitative collection methods only
d) objectivity of data collected
Q24. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Which of the following statements pertaining to feminist research methods are true?
a) They are largely quantitative in nature.
b) They allow emotions and values to be present as a part of the research process.
c) There is only one single method of research that is identified as the feminist method.
d) Feminist methodology dictates that the gender of the research participant be woman. ✓ correct
Q25. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Which of the following statements regarding crime reporting are true?
a) The NCVS is the only national-level data source on victimization.
b) The NCVS represents the largest victimization study conducted in the world.
c) NIBRS has not been fully implemented with all agencies. ✓ correct
d) The dark figure of crime is a limitation of the NIBRS.
Q26. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Which of the following is not one of the five basic principles of feminist methodology?
a) following the traditional relationship between researcher and subject ✓ correct
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
Q27. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
According to the UCR, between the years 2018 and 2019, 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 ✓ correct
Q28. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
According to the author, ______ has prevailed in every aspect of the system.
a) gendered justice ✓ correct
b) equality
c) feminism
d) due process
Q29. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
According to the 2019 Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data, women accounted for about ______ of all arrests.
a) 0.27 ✓ correct
b) 0.3
c) 0.32
d) 0.37
Q30. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Which of the following statements regarding the new Uniform Crime Reporting definition of rape instituted in 2012 are true?
a) It allows men to be counted as victims. ✓ correct
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.
Q31. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
The feminist method involves relationships between which of the following?
a) The research and the process by which the data are analyzed. ✓ correct
b) The subject and their peers and the process by which the data are collected.
c) Researcher and the subject and the process by which data are gathered.
d) The subject and their family and the process by which the data are analyzed.
Q32. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Which of the following academic presentation topics are considered to be in the top five?
a) gender-neutral programming and policies
b) recidivism rates among women offenders
c) victimization of men
d) domestic violence/intimate partner violence ✓ correct
Q33. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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 ✓ correct
Q34. [Multiple Choice] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
At one point, members of the American Society of Criminology questioned the importance of which of the following variables?
a) gender ✓ correct
b) recidivism
c) family
d) education
Q43. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Females do not face challenges as the result of their gender.
a) True
b) False ✓ correct
Correct answer: False
Q44. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
The civil rights movement and the women's rights movement impacted society's view of women's roles.
a) True ✓ correct
b) False
Correct answer: True
Q45. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Women's suffrage was the main concern of second wave feminists.
a) True
b) False ✓ correct
Correct answer: False
Q46. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Women's needs are being met by the criminal justice system.
a) True
b) False ✓ correct
Correct answer: False
Q47. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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.
a) True ✓ correct
b) False
Correct answer: True
Q48. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Quantitative methods are the best approach to conduct research on sensitive issues including gendered experiences.
a) True
b) False ✓ correct
Correct answer: False
Q49. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
The Uniform Crime Report and National Incident-Based Reporting System official data sources fail to identify female serious and violent victimizations.
a) True ✓ correct
b) False
Correct answer: True
Q50. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Quantitative methods can yield valuable data on the experiences of women.
a) True ✓ correct
b) False
Correct answer: True
Q51. [True/False] · Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Feminist methods are limited to issues of gender.
a) True
b) False ✓ correct
Correct answer: False
Essay (5)
Q52. [Essay] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Describe how feminism has contributed to the understanding of women offenders and women victims.
Suggested answer: Sample response: There are many ways in which feminism has contributed to the understanding of women offenders and women victims. Most importantly, feminism has helped us understand women and their relationships with crime. As a result, the research methods that were employed to evaluate crime have since evolved to incorporate feminist perspectives in the research environment. The newly evolved feminist research methods have helped provide a greater understanding of women’s realities, lives, and issues.
Q53. [Essay] · Cognitive Domain: Application
Explain the relationship between victimization and offending. Give an example.
Suggested answer: Sample response: Research has consistently shown that a history of victimization in women is often a common factor for women offenders. The majority of the women in prison have experienced abuse, whether physical, psychological, or sexual. Unfortunately, this relationship turns into a cycle. The victim becomes the offender. Example, a young female who is being sexually abused by a family member runs away from home and turns to prostitution as means to support herself. Her interactions with the dangers of prostitution could lead to substance and drug abuse. Once in the criminal justice system, this young girl is tied to her criminal identity, which will hinder her ability to improve her situation, for example, education, inability to find employment, and so on.
Q54. [Essay] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Describe how the three waves of feminism differed from one another.
Suggested answer: Sample response: The first wave of feminism focused on women’s suffrage and the right to vote. The second wave of feminism helped expand the focus to topics other than suffrage, such as reproductive rights, sexuality, and legal inequalities. The third wave of feminism addressed the different diverse perspectives of women including race, ethnicity, nationality, sexuality, and gender identity.
Q55. [Essay] · Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Discuss the challenges faced by women working in criminal justice.
Suggested answer: Sample response: There are many challenges that women working in the criminal justice face, such as on-the-job sexual harassment, work–family balance, maternity, and motherhood. In addition, there are also challenges in how women manage their roles, duties, and responsibilities in a previously male dominated work environment.
Q56. [Essay] · Cognitive Domain: Analysis
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?
Suggested answer: Sample response: The UCR and NIBRS are both data sources that help provide more information on crime rates. They are both longitudinal data sets. Some of the advantages of the UCR are that it is the largest data set in the United States. UCR includes demographic variables (including age, gender, race/ethnicity, location, and region) and allows researchers to compare changes over time. However, the UCR has its disadvantages. First, it only tracks arrest rates, thus any unreported crime is not calculated into the crime rates. Second, it only collects data on certain types of crimes (versus all forms of crime). Third, in the event that multiple crimes are committed in a single event, only the serious crime is taken into account (hierarchy rule). Fourth, participating agencies have fluctuated over time. Thus, the NIBRS, addresses some of the UCR’s flaws, such as the hierarchy rule. The disadvantage of the NIBRS system is that that transition of agencies to the system has been slow; it is used in 58% of all police agencies in the Unites States.