SO300 Exam 2 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following suggests that women receive preferential treatment by the justice
system? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chivalry hypothesis
Under which of the following are women punished for breaking socialized norms of gender-role
expectations? - CORRECT ANSWER - Evil Woman hypothesis
Who of the following are more likely to benefit from chivalrous treatment by the police? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Older Caucasian women
Which of the following is an example of an extralegal factor? - CORRECT ANSWER -?
Both the chivalry hypothesis and the evil woman hypothesis reflect ______ in sentencing. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Gender bias
Chivalry only occurs during the sentencing phase. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
The evil woman hypothesis leads to more lenient sentencing. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
In which of the following states did the consideration of children as a mitigating factor produce
an indirect effect for preferential treatment of women? - CORRECT ANSWER - Minnesota
Historically drug use by women was ______. - CORRECT ANSWER - Normalized
______ is the most visible form of sex work. - CORRECT ANSWER - Street-level
prostitution
, The most common commodity for street-level sex work is _____. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Money
Which of the following has focused on making the purchasing of sex from women a criminal
act? - CORRECT ANSWER - ?
Which of the following was not mentioned as a common initiation process for female gang
members? - CORRECT ANSWER - Being sworn in
Which of the following is true regarding filicide. - CORRECT ANSWER - it is a rare
occurrence
_____ refers to an act of homicide during the first 24 hours after birth. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Neonaticide
When a mother believes that it is in the best interests of the child to be dead and that the mother
is doing a good thing by killing the child it is considered to be a(n) _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Altruistic reasoning
All of the following statements pertaining to mothers who kill their children are true EXCEPT
for _____. - CORRECT ANSWER - The killing of unwanted children is usually done by
women under the age of 35
All of the following were identified as pathways to offending EXCEPT for _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Growing up in an affluent neighborhood
Street prostitutes are likely to experience the highest rates of violence, abuse, arrests, and stigma
of all sex workers. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Shoplifting is typically described as a pink-collar crime. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following suggests that women receive preferential treatment by the justice
system? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chivalry hypothesis
Under which of the following are women punished for breaking socialized norms of gender-role
expectations? - CORRECT ANSWER - Evil Woman hypothesis
Who of the following are more likely to benefit from chivalrous treatment by the police? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Older Caucasian women
Which of the following is an example of an extralegal factor? - CORRECT ANSWER -?
Both the chivalry hypothesis and the evil woman hypothesis reflect ______ in sentencing. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Gender bias
Chivalry only occurs during the sentencing phase. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
The evil woman hypothesis leads to more lenient sentencing. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
In which of the following states did the consideration of children as a mitigating factor produce
an indirect effect for preferential treatment of women? - CORRECT ANSWER - Minnesota
Historically drug use by women was ______. - CORRECT ANSWER - Normalized
______ is the most visible form of sex work. - CORRECT ANSWER - Street-level
prostitution
, The most common commodity for street-level sex work is _____. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Money
Which of the following has focused on making the purchasing of sex from women a criminal
act? - CORRECT ANSWER - ?
Which of the following was not mentioned as a common initiation process for female gang
members? - CORRECT ANSWER - Being sworn in
Which of the following is true regarding filicide. - CORRECT ANSWER - it is a rare
occurrence
_____ refers to an act of homicide during the first 24 hours after birth. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Neonaticide
When a mother believes that it is in the best interests of the child to be dead and that the mother
is doing a good thing by killing the child it is considered to be a(n) _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Altruistic reasoning
All of the following statements pertaining to mothers who kill their children are true EXCEPT
for _____. - CORRECT ANSWER - The killing of unwanted children is usually done by
women under the age of 35
All of the following were identified as pathways to offending EXCEPT for _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Growing up in an affluent neighborhood
Street prostitutes are likely to experience the highest rates of violence, abuse, arrests, and stigma
of all sex workers. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Shoplifting is typically described as a pink-collar crime. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
