When reporting on play families, the chapter material notes that the relationships created in the play family probably do not represent the women's real-life experiences. Explain what this means and offer reasons for why it may be true
What will be an ideal response?
The play mother may be a better mother to her inmate daughters than her real-life mother was to her while growing up, or better that the inmate was to her own children before imprisonment. Various reasons may explain this situation, but answers may include mention of the prison environment allowing more attention to be paid to these relationships than was possible on the outside, fewer distractions by such real-life issues as employment or lack of it, and even a realization of the importance for positive social relationships as a means of avoiding a return to prison.
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_______ a therapeutic modality that attempts to restructure dysfunctional cognitions
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This is a term used for inmates who falsely claim and consciously fake symptoms of an illness.
a. Shirking b. Truanting c. Skiving d. Malingering
The genesis of the modern practice of separating juvenile and adult offenders can be traced back to poor laws and ____________ courts
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Which of the following statements is true regarding gender and police treatment?
a. Female teens are more likely than male teens to be arrested for status offenses b. Males who have committed minor or status offenses seem to be referred to juvenile court more often than females c. Males who engage in "typical male" delinquent activities are much less likely to develop police records than females d. Adolescent male status offenders are arrested for less serious offenses than females