1. Almost half of the women in prison today under mandatory sentencing laws have been convicted of:
a.
murder.
b.
theft.
c.
kidnapping.
d.
conspiracy.
2. Before 1960, independent women’s prisons were relatively:
a.
common.
b.
rare.
c.
expensive.
d.
none of these choices.
3. As juveniles, many incarcerated women experienced:
a.
physical abuse.
b.
sexual abuse.
c.
harsh discipline.
d.
all of these choices.
4. While males may benefit from sentencing reforms, females:
a.
also benefit.
b.
suffer.
c.
gain even more privileges than men.
d.
none of these choices.
5. The incarceration of so many women with a history of drug abuse and prostitution puts them at a high risk
for:
a.
HIV and AIDS.
b.
re-offending.
c.
life-sentences.
d.
none of these choices.
6. The use of mandatory minimums have:
a.
not had an effect on female offenders.
b.
benefited female offenders.
c.
not benefited female offenders.
d.
none of these choices.
7. Gender neutral sentences have:
a.
placed more women behind bars.
b.
allowed women to get away with crimes that males are typically charged with.
c.
had no effect on women.
d.
all of these choices.
8. Female offenders are more likely than males to be convicted of:
a.
a nonviolent crime.
b.
murder.
c.
rape.
d.
kidnapping.
9. Which psychological problem are more women prisoners diagnosed with?
a.
psychotic illness
b.
depression
c.
personality disorder
d.
Most women in prison do not have psychological problems.
10. Sentencing laws fail to consider that the reasons that compel many women to remain silent include:
a.
domestic violence.
b.
economic dependence.
c.
immigration status.
d.
all of these choices.
11. Which researcher found that women in prison cope by establishing homosexual relationships?
a.
Giallombardo
b.
Gresham and Sykes
c.
Hefferman
d.
Ward and Kassebaum
12. Which of the following is Not a characteristic of the prison love affairs that are established in female
prisons?
a.
They are unstable.
b.
They are long term.
c.
They are explosive.
d.
There is a strict differentiation between the male and female role.
13. A grouping of unrelated individuals who have assumed the traditional family roles of mother, father, and
grandparents is known as a:
a.
false family.
b.
fake family.
c.
fictive family.
d.
play family.
14. According to the text, in some prisons the dominant, or male, role in a homosexual relationship in the prison
society is known as:
a.
femme.
b.
butch.
c.
dad.
d.
grandfather.
15. According to the text, in some prisons the female role in a homosexual prison relationship is referred to as:
a.
femme.
b.
butch.
c.
mother.
d.
grandmother.
16. Which of the following is Not one of the major reasons that women are confined to administrative
segregation?
a.
assaults on staff
b.
drug-related offenses
c.
fighting
d.
sexual relationships
17. A type of prison socialization in which women deal with incarceration by becoming part of make-believe
family is a:
a.
pretend family.
b.
kinship network.
c.
family structure network.
d.
none of these choices.
18. What is the term used to describe any behavior that can bring trouble or conflict with staff and other
prisoners?
a.
the flow
b.
the heat
c.
the mix
d.
none of these
19. Which model of coping with prison life has women associating with other prisoners and enjoying their
associations while having few problems with correctional officers?
a.
adopted style
b.
convict style
c.
isolate style
d.
integrated style
20. Which style gives female inmates the feeling that they have no control over their prison environment?
a.
adopted style
b.
convict style
c.
isolate style
d.
integrated style
21. Which style are women prisoners least likely to approach their confinement with?
a.
adopted style
b.
convict style
c.
isolate style
d.
integrated style
22. How many of the female prisoners in state prisons have children under the age of 18?
a.
one-third
b.
one-half
c.
three-fifths
d.
three-fourths
23. While their mothers are incarcerated, which relative do the children most frequently stay with?
a.
aunts and uncles
b.
maternal grandmothers
c.
fathers
d.
paternal grandmothers
24. Female prisoners are more likely than male prisoners to cope with their issues:
a.
through groups.
b.
with therapy.
c.
through destructive acts.
d.
by working.
25. Compared to men’s prisons, women’s prisons are typically:
a.
less violent.
b.
bigger.
c.
cleaner.
d.
all of these choices.
26. Pressing issues in women’s prisons include:
a.
problems posed by motherhood.
b.
the quality of prison healthcare.
c.
the sexual victimization of women prisoners.
d.
all of these choices.
27. In ________________, a federal court ruled that the opportunities and programs for female inmates were clearly
inferior to those for male inmates.
a.
Barefield v. Leach
b.
Rachel Coles v. United States
c.
Yates v. Fallon
d.
Roots v. Corrections Corporation of America
28. Compared to male prisoners, female prisoners have:
a.
a lower rate of illness.
b.
a higher rate of illness.
c.
the same rate of illness.
d.
none of these choices.
29. Concerns with health care in prisons include:
a.
delays in treatment.
b.
lack of qualified personnel and resources.
c.
cost.
d.
all of these choices.
30. What percentage of states offer female inmates mammograms and Pap smears?
a.
20 percent
b.
50 percent
c.
75 percent
d.
100 percent
31. Professionalism in a women’s prison is defined as:
a.
a commitment to develop programming for inmates.
b.
a desire to treat inmates with dignity and respect.
c.
a commitment to engage staff in prison management and operations.
d.
all of these choices.
Melissa is a female serving a life sentence for murder in a state correctional facility. She has been in
prison for the past 10 years. She is now 36 years old. Melissa was pregnant with her second child when
she entered prison. She was also addicted to cocaine and often turned to prostitution to support her habit.
She ended up killing a customer who refused to pay her for her prostitution services.
32. Melissa is not a typical female inmate in that she is convicted of the violent crime of murder. Most female
inmates are in prison for:
a.
burglary.
b.
robbery.
c.
nonviolent drug offenses.
d.
theft.
33. Melissa’s drug addiction is not uncommon for female inmates. What percentage of female inmates are
involved with addictive drugs?
a.
one-third
b.
one-half
c.
two-thirds
d.
three-fourths
34. When she first entered prison, Melissa became part of a make-believe family in order to deal with
incarceration. This is known as:
a.
the mamas and the papas.
b.
family ties.
c.
kinship networks.
d.
pseudofamilies.
35. After about 10 years into her sentence, Melissa became depressed. She started to separate herself from other
prisoners and began to feel like she had no control. She was coping to prison by according to which model?
a.
adopted style
b.
convict style
c.
isolate style
d.
integrated style
36. When Melissa entered prison, she was about 6 months pregnant. She received minimal prenatal care and was
taken to the county hospital to deliver her baby. Once she delivered her baby, she returned to prison, and a
family member took custody of Melissa’s newborn and her older child. Based on the research, Melissa would
be most satisfied with placing her children with:
a.
the children’s father.
b.
her sister.
c.
her mother.
d.
her friend.
Warden Jones is the first female warden of the only correctional institution in the state. She was
promoted from assistant warden at a medium-security male prison. During her first week of work, she
realizes that running a female prison is completely different than running a male prison.
37. After meeting with most of the correctional officers and inmates, Warden Jones realizes that most of her
inmates have several deficits. Which of the following a problem for many of her inmates?
a.
They have a history of poor health.
b.
They have been sexually abused
c.
They have substance abuse problems.
d.
All of these
38. Warden Jones is amazed to see how many inmates are involved in romantic relationships with one another.
She knows that it is impossible to prevent all sexual encounters. However, she is particularly concerned with a
few of the female inmates who play the dominant role in the homosexual relationship. Some of them have
become violent. The inmates who play this dominant role are referred to as:
a.
butch.
b.
master.
c.
pimp.
d.
wolf.
39. After running the prison for 1 month, Warden Jones realizes that women do their time very differently than
men. Which of the following is Not indicative of how women prisoners do their time compared to men?
a.
The culture of the female prison exploits the struggles of degradation and
violence.
b.
Men show more solidarity.
c.
Women are often confined to administrative segregation for fighting.
d.
Race is not critical to prison culture in a female prison.
40. Warden Jones has been observing how some women cope with prison. She is most concerned with the
inmate who adopts the ___________ style because they are highly likely to have difficulty dealing with
correctional officers.
a.
adopted
b.
convict
c.
isolate
d.
integrated
41. Warden Jones was brought into the prison to help fix the problem of sexual assaults of inmates by staff
members. The previous warden and 20 officers were terminated because of a sex abuse scandal that occurred at
the institution. She is determined to eradicate the prison of sexual assaults committed by her staff. She reaches
out to the international nongovernmental organization that is concerned with the rights of prisoners for help
with the development of new policies to ensure she puts an end to these sexual assaults. What is the name of
this organization?
a.
American Civil Liberties Union
b.
Human Rights Watch
c.
National Organization of Women
d.
U.S. Department of Justice
42. Female offenders are more likely than males to be convicted of a nonviolent crime and be incarcerated for a
low-level involvement in drug offenses.
a.
True
b.
False
43. Incarcerated women typically come from stable family lives.
a.
True
b.
False
44. Equality with a vengeance is a term used to describe an equality of punishment meted out to women who
violate the law.
a.
True
b.
False
45. According to the text, mandatory minimum sentences in most states provide the same punishment for
conspiracy to commit crimes as for the instigator of the crime itself.
a.
True
b.
False
46. Blood-related relatives are called fictive families in the prison environment.
a.
True
b.
False
47. Race tends to be emphasized much more in female prison culture than male prison culture.
a.
True
b.
False
48. Adult females are more likely than adult males to attempt suicide while incarcerated.
a.
True
b.
False
49. In contemporary prisons, female inmates are prone to mistrust their friendships with other women prisoners
and refrain from forming close relationships.
a.
True
b.
False
50. More than half of all incarcerated women are parents to children under the age of 18.
a.
True
b.
False
51. Perinatal mortality and morbidity are high for women prisoners.
a.
True
b.
False
52. Every female prison provides a nursery where babies up to 18 months old can live with their mothers in
prison.
a.
True
b.
False
53. There is a lack of qualified personnel and resources to meet the physical and mental health needs of female
inmates.
a.
True
b.
False
54. Many pregnant inmates are shackled while delivering their child.
a.
True
b.
False
55. There is a growing movement to make the staff in women’s prisons more competent and professional.
a.
True
b.
False
56. Female offenders are more likely than males to be convicted of a ____________________ crime.
57. Makebelieve families are known as____________________.
58. A term commonly used referring to the dominant, or male, role in a homosexual relationship in the prison
society is____________________.
59. According to the text, the docile, or female, role in a homosexual relationship in the prison society is called
____________________.
60. ____________________ are a type of prison socialization in which women deal with incarceration by
becoming part of make-believe families.
61. Owen’s term for women’s involvement in problematic prison behaviors and activities is
_______________________.
62. When women associate with other prisoners and have few problems with correctional officers, they are
using the _______________ style of coping with prison life.
63. Special issues in the incarceration of women include motherhood and ____________________.
64. Shackling or restraining women during ____________________ can put the baby at risk.
65. According to the text, children of incarcerated mothers most frequently stay with ___________________.
66. California created the ______________________________ program, which allows 100 women with infants
to live in a community-based facility where they can take parenting classes instead of a prison .
67. Some prisons _______________ inmates for health care even though it is in violation of international
standards.
68. Many women have been victims of ____________________ by correctional officers during incarceration.
69. The chief treatment officer in many correctional institutions is the _________________________.
70. ______________________________ in a women’s prison includes a desire to treat inmates with dignity and
respect.
71. Describe why the female inmate population is increasing.
72. Discuss the characteristics of females in prison.
73. Discuss the findings of the three classic studies of women in prison.
74. Kruttschnitt and Gartner found that prisoners in the two prisons they studied had three major ways of
negotiating, or coping with, prison life. Compare and contrast the three perspectives.
75. Discuss Barbara Owen’s study on female inmates and her findings.
76. Discuss the issues incarcerated mothers deal with in prison and the types of programs that are offered to help
in some institutions to deal with these issues.
77. Describe the role of the correctional counselor and the importance of this role in women’s prisons.
78. What areas of prison healthcare need improvement?
79. What is being done to curtail the sexual assault of female prisoners?
80. Describe what is currently being done to make staff in women’s prisons more competent and professional.