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All of the following are requirements that offenders have to fulfill EXCEPT for _____.


A) pay fines to the court
B) pay restitution to the family
C) get a degree
D) complete community service hours

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Reentry can also be challenging depending on the offense that brought women to prison in the first place.

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Which of the following cases set the standard through which courts could measure whether women received a lower standard of treatment compared to men?


A) Barefield v. Leach
B) Glover v. Johnson
C) Todaro v. Ward
D) Cooper v. Martin

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The central tenet of probation is to ______.


A) reduce risk to the community
B) reduce recidivism
C) help offenders get back on their feet
D) deter offenders from committing more crime

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In 2011, ______ percent of the parole population were women.


A) 5%
B) 9%
C) 11%
D) 14%

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Which retailer has changed their hiring policies so that an individual's criminal history is not raised until the interview?


A) Target
B) Walmart
C) JCPenney
D) Home Depot

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All of the following were identified by Bloom as key principles that can change gender-specific programming EXCEPT for ______.


A) Gender
B) Environment
C) Relationships
D) Age

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Programs designed for men are also applicable to meet the needs of women.

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Explain the LSI-R and how it applies to female offenders. What are some of the criticisms of the tool?

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The LSI-R, also known as the Level of Se...

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Bloom's six principles can change all of the following EXCEPT for _____.


A) the way policies are developed
B) the way staff are trained
C) the way offenders are supervised
D) the way medical health care is administered

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The needs of incarcerated women returning to their communities are not as high as men's.

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Gender-responsive or gender-specific programming first emerged in response to the dramatic increase in the number of girls that were appearing before the juvenile court.

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What are wraparound services and how can they help female ex-offenders?

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Wraparound services refer to "a holistic...

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According to the authors, what is the identity given to offenders who have just been released from prison?


A) Probationers
B) Felons
C) Ex-offender
D) Parolees

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Within community supervision, the most popular option is ______.


A) parole
B) probation
C) rehabilitation centers
D) community service

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The 1992 reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act mandated that states assess the needs of girls and develop gender-specific options to address the needs of female offenders.

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According to some research, women sacrifice their safety for ______.


A) food
B) health care
C) employment
D) housing

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Women in the corrections system suffer from all of the following EXCEPT for _____.


A) poverty
B) homelessness
C) limited public assistance
D) overabundance of medical care

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All of the following are true regarding the Welfare Reform Act and women convicted of a felony drug offense EXCEPT for _____.


A) Calls for a ban on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
B) Calls for a ban on food stamps
C) Calls for ban on public housing in some areas
D) Calls for a ban on drug testing of recipients of welfare

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Explain gender-responsive programming and what its designed to address. Do you believe that it is successful?

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Gender-responsive programming ...

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