Chapter 4 Quiz - Women in Crime

Up-criming is an example of age-related criminal legal system processing. T/F

True

The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) measures crime by looking at ______. A) victim injuries B) arrests C) witness statements D) court convictions

B) arrests

In a study that examines the impact of gender identity on offending, the author found that offending and aggression were more likely in women with ______ identities. A) feminine B) masculine C) androgynous D) undifferentiated

B) masculine

Research has found that women with serious mental illness are more likely to ______. A) have been 1-time offenders B) have had a later onset of substance use disorder C) have committed violent offenses D) have experienced trauma

D) have experienced trauma

According to the author, which crimes have always been female-gender-related? A) embezzlement and larceny-theft B) commercialized vice and embezzlement C) larceny-theft and prostitution D) prostitution and commercialized vice

D) prostitution and commercialized vice

Gender differences depending on age do not exist. T/F

False

DUI data since the 1980s support gender divergence. T/F

False

An infraction at a school that was once handled by school officials is now handled by police and the courts is an example of ______. A) charging up B) down-criming C) moral panic D) net-closing

A) charging up

Which term is used to describe the frequency with which various offenses or combinations of offenses are committed? A) extent B) assumptions C) nature D) conclusions

A) extent

The finding that women/girls are an increasingly larger percentage of arrests is consistent with which of the following patterns? A) gender convergence B) gender stability C) no trend D) gender divergence

A) gender convergence

Which of the following is an example of a status offense? A) running away B) jaywalking C) DUI D) arson

A) running away

The ______ is survey of representative households from across the country collected by the federal government? A) UCR B) NIBRS C) NCVS D) UNODOC

C) NCVS

According to Diane K. Lewis (1981), ______ women epitomize the type of deviant women the criminal justice system is committed to punish. A) asian american B) white C) black D) indigenous

C) black

Where gender-crime rates approach each other, it is referred to as ______. A) no trend B) gender stability C) gender convergence D) gender divergence

C) gender convergence

Harsher policies targeting women and girls in the last third of the 20th century were a result of ______. A) emancipation B) civil rights movement C) moral panic D) women's liberation

C) moral panic

Which of the following crimes is an example of a female-gender-related crime? A) homicide B) robbery C) sex work D) rape

C) sex work

Crimes for juveniles (under the age of 18) are referred to as ______. A) infractions B) felonies C) status offenses D) misdemeanors

C) status offenses

According to the text, most people who break the law do so between the ages of ______. A) 25 and 34 B) 5 and 14 C) 35 and 44 D) 15 and 24

D) 15 and 24

Historically, legal codes for some offenses were written so that only one sex/gender could be a victim or offender. T/F

True

Offenses committed by girls and women tend to be less serious and violent than those committed by boys and men. T/F

True