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% of ALL females arrested
What % of violent index crimes?
What percent of property crime arrests of females?
Through what % of crime rate did females increase and males decrease?
Crimes that are more likely co...
[Women and Crime A Text Reader,Mallicoat] Test
Bank for : Study Smarter, Not Harder
1). % of all females arrested
Ans: 26%
2). What % of violent index crimes?
Ans: 19%
3). What percent of property crime arrests of females?
Ans: 37%
4). Through 2002-2011 what % of crime rate did females increase and males decrease?
Ans: Females increased by 5.8% and Males decreased by 11%
5). Crimes that are more likely committed by one sex than the other?
Ans: Gender-related crimes
6). Crimes that are equally likely to be committed by either sex?
Ans: Gender-neutral crimes
7). Which two offenses are female gender related offenses?
Ans: prostitution and running away (a status offense for minors)
8). Which two offenses are gender neutral?
Ans: embezzlement and fraud
9). Mandatory arrest policies that have been implemented since the 1980s to deter male
battery have resulted in which side effect?
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, Ans: An increase in women's arrests for domestic violence
10). Explain gender stability
Ans: Crime rates for men and women over time typically stay the same. As one goes
up/down, so does the other. This means they co-vary.
11). The disparity of crime rates between the sexes increases over time, with gender
differences growing. what is this called?
Ans: Gender-divergence
12). This occurs anytime that the distance or gap between males and females rates is
decreasing and their crime rates are becoming similar.
Ans: Gender-convergence
13). Divergent and convergent trends depend on what two things?
Ans: the type of crime and the study producing the data- important to look at the data
source!!
14). Crime trends appear to be convergent for what?
Ans: less serious property crimes, drug abuse violations, and running away
15). Crime trends appear to have stability for what two crimes?
Ans: Rape and weapons arrests
16). Crime trends appear to be divergent for what two crimes?
Ans: murder and non-negligent manslaughter
17). What two things impact the crime rate?
Ans: the economy and crime policy
18). Police statistics indicate that the gender gap is _______ and the self-report data suggests
that the gender gap is _______ or even ________.
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