Women in Policing
Women in Corrections
Women in the Courts
Women as Victim Service Providers & Courts Continued
Miscellaneous
100
Who do most scholars agree was the first sworn female police officer in the U.S.?
Who is Alice Stebbins Wells?
100
True or False: Female officers are more likely than male officers to be involved in corruption.
What is False?
100
The first women hired on in corrections were hired to supervise the female inmates and this was called a _________?
What is a matron?
100
_________ are trained professionals who support victims of crime by providing emotional support, knowledge about the legal process and the rights of crime victims and by providing information and resources for services and assistance.
What are victim advocates?
100
______________ refers to a type of harassment in a workplace or other professional or social situation that involves unwanted, sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.
What is sexual harassment?
200
Job duties that were usually assigned to police officers based on their gender whereby female officers were more included to receive social service positions rather than patrol and crime-fighting positions is referred to as ______.
What are gendered assignments?
200
___________ refers to the idea that male and female correctional officers would much rather work with male inmates than female inmates because female inmates are perceived as being more demanding, defiant and harder to work with than their male counterparts.
What is Male inmate preference?
200
In what year was Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
What is 1981?
200
______________ is a type of stress resulting from helping or wanting to help a traumatized or suffering person after hearing about the firsthand trauma experiences of another.
What is Secondary trauma stress?
200
Roughly what percentage of all sworn police officers in the U.S. are women?
What is 15%
300
One example of a policing strategy that emphasizing characteristics that are traditionally feminine, including maintaining good working relations with the community is ___________.
What is community policing?
300
True or False: There are more females employed in probation than any other law enforcement or correctional environment.
What is True?
300
Who was the 2nd woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
300
________________ refers to the feeling of being under high levels of emotional and physical duress that is often categorized into (3) stages, including emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced personal accomplishment.
What is Burnout?
300
_____________ is a term used to describe the prioritization of family life (marriage, children and lifestyle) within the demands of the workplace.
What is Work-family balance?
400
In what year were the first policewomen assigned to serve as patrol officers?
What is 1964?
400
True or False: Historically, women working in male prisons could not supervise male offenders.
What is True?
400
How many women are there currently on the U.S. Supreme Court?
What is 3?
400
___________ is a term used to refer to the invisible barriers that limit the ability of women and minorities from achieving high ranking opportunities in the workplace.
What is Glass ceiling?
500
Name (1) barrier facing policewomen in the mid-20th century?
What is Paid less than men Limited in advancement and promotional opportunities Forced to resign when they started families
500
Name one benefit to having female correctional staff benefits the prison culture?
What is Female correctional officers less likely to be victimized Female correctional officers more likely to use communication rather than force Female correctional officers generally indicate a greater level of satisfaction from their work Female correctional officers can have a normalizing effect in a prison.
500
TWO PART QUESTION: 1. Who was the first woman ever admitted to the state bar? 2. Who was the first African-American woman admitted to the state bar?
Who is Belle Mansfield? Who is Charlotte Ray?
500
Who was the first woman of color to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Obama?
Who is Sandra Sotomayor?
500
____________ is a federal law that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, and religion. It generally applies to employers with 15 or more employees, including federal, state, and local governments.
What is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
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