As early as the 1980s, Daly and Chesney-Lind (1988) listed five aspects of feminist thought that distinguished it from the majority of criminological inquiry. Explain what these aspects are

What will be an ideal response?


• Gender is not a natural fact but a complex social, historical, and cultural product; it is related to, but not simply derived from, biological sex difference and reproductive capacities.
• Gender and gender relations order social life and social institutions in fundamental ways.
• Gender relations and constructs of masculinity and femininity are not symmetrical but are based on an organizing principle of men's superiority and social and political economic dominance over women.
• Systems of knowledge reflect men's views of the natural and social world; the production of knowledge is gendered.
• Women should be at the center of intellectual inquiry, not peripheral, invisible, or appendages to men.

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The technique of futures research that provides an appreciation of the risks and opportunities facing those who plan for the future is

a. trend extrapolation. b. simulations and models. c. cross-impact analysis. d. strategic assessment.

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Matza’s drift theory is highly consistent with several of the ideas presented by control theorists, including all of the following assumptions EXCEPT:

a. selfish tendencies are universal b. selfish tendencies appear at times when controls are weakest c. selfish tendencies are inhibited by socialization and social controls d. selfish tendencies appear only during the teenage years

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Which of the following is NOT one of the five key reasons for which cases are treated differently as discussed in the textbook

A) Offense seriousness B) Prejudice C) Notoriety D) Attorney competence

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Police Organizations have ____ levels of supervision.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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