SO300 Exam 2 2025 Questions and
Answers
Which of the following suggests that women receive preferential treatment by the
justice system? - ANSWER-Chivalry hypothesis
Under which of the following are women punished for breaking socialized norms
of gender-role expectations? - ANSWER-Evil Woman hypothesis
Who of the following are more likely to benefit from chivalrous treatment by the
police? - ANSWER-Older Caucasian women
Which of the following is an example of an extralegal factor? - ANSWER-?
Both the chivalry hypothesis and the evil woman hypothesis reflect ______ in
sentencing. - ANSWER-Gender bias
Chivalry only occurs during the sentencing phase. - ANSWER-False
The evil woman hypothesis leads to more lenient sentencing. - 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? -
ANSWER-Minnesota
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, Historically drug use by women was ______. - ANSWER-Normalized
______ is the most visible form of sex work. - ANSWER-Street-level prostitution
The most common commodity for street-level sex work is _____. - ANSWER-
Money
Which of the following has focused on making the purchasing of sex from women
a criminal act? - ANSWER-?
Which of the following was not mentioned as a common initiation process for
female gang members? - ANSWER-Being sworn in
Which of the following is true regarding filicide. - ANSWER-it is a rare occurrence
_____ refers to an act of homicide during the first 24 hours after birth. -
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)
_____. - ANSWER-Altruistic reasoning
All of the following statements pertaining to mothers who kill their children are
true EXCEPT for _____. - 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 _____.
- ANSWER-Growing up in an affluent neighborhood
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Answers
Which of the following suggests that women receive preferential treatment by the
justice system? - ANSWER-Chivalry hypothesis
Under which of the following are women punished for breaking socialized norms
of gender-role expectations? - ANSWER-Evil Woman hypothesis
Who of the following are more likely to benefit from chivalrous treatment by the
police? - ANSWER-Older Caucasian women
Which of the following is an example of an extralegal factor? - ANSWER-?
Both the chivalry hypothesis and the evil woman hypothesis reflect ______ in
sentencing. - ANSWER-Gender bias
Chivalry only occurs during the sentencing phase. - ANSWER-False
The evil woman hypothesis leads to more lenient sentencing. - 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? -
ANSWER-Minnesota
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, Historically drug use by women was ______. - ANSWER-Normalized
______ is the most visible form of sex work. - ANSWER-Street-level prostitution
The most common commodity for street-level sex work is _____. - ANSWER-
Money
Which of the following has focused on making the purchasing of sex from women
a criminal act? - ANSWER-?
Which of the following was not mentioned as a common initiation process for
female gang members? - ANSWER-Being sworn in
Which of the following is true regarding filicide. - ANSWER-it is a rare occurrence
_____ refers to an act of homicide during the first 24 hours after birth. -
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)
_____. - ANSWER-Altruistic reasoning
All of the following statements pertaining to mothers who kill their children are
true EXCEPT for _____. - 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 _____.
- ANSWER-Growing up in an affluent neighborhood
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