Jack and Jill are both convicted of armed robbery. At the sentencing hearing, the judge sentences Jack to ten years in prison and orders him to pay a fine of $1,120 as well as restitution to the victims. Jill, on the other hand, is sentenced to only five years in prison and must pay a fine of $750; she does not have to pay any restitution. Jill's sentence, which is more lenient than Jack's for the same crime, provides an example of:
A. the brutalization hypothesis.
B. the gendered hypothesis.
C. the patriarchal hypothesis.
D. the chivalry hypothesis.
Answer: D
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