What did the case of Gunther v. Iowa decide, and how did it affect employment of women as correctional officers in men's prisons?

What will be an ideal response?


• It was a 1979 case in the U.S. District Court of Iowa in which the court determined that inmate privacy was not a valid reason to refuse to hire women as correctional officers. The Gunther decision eliminated the major rationale used by states in not hiring female correctional officers, and most states consequently started hiring them.

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United States prenatal and postnatal programs are currently inadequate, leaving many poor children at risk for _____ impairment

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

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Which of the following would not violate the right against double jeopardy?

a. A second prosecution for the same offense after acquittal. b. More than one punishment for the same offense. c. Independent trials for an offense in both state and federal courts. d. Lesser-included offenses tried after initial trial

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Relative deprivation theory was proposed by

a. Steven F. Messner and Richard Rosenfeld. b. Robert K. Merton. c. Robert Agnew. d. Emile Durkheim.

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Decades of research have shown that boys in general are more aggressive than girls, ever at young ages. This research has indicated individuals are likely to be involved in violence and crime compared to others when they have higher levels of ___________

a. sugar intake b. testosterone c. abuse d. disappointment

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