Humanities Question

Writing Assignment 3

Question 1: Use the following resource when answering your question:

1. Based on the material covered:

o Describe the types of challenges women face when attempting to enter the law

enforcement profession

o Provide evidence as to why it would be beneficial to increase the number of

female police officers

2. The source above describes 12 possible avenues for increasing the number of female

police officers. After briefly summarizing in your own words what each possible option

suggests, which would have the largest impact on increasing the number of female police

officers and why?

*Response should be about 2 paragraphs*

Guiding Questions Women and Men Policymakers: Does the Judge’s Gender Affect the

Sentencing of Criminal Defendants?

1. What were the two research questions explored in this study?

2. What is the difference between the minimalist and maximalist views on gendered behavior?

3. How do the authors provide the above concepts to gender and judge decision making? (Note

the hypotheses posed by authors)

4. What did the authors find regarding gender of judge differences in sentence severity?

5. Did the authors find more evidence for the minimalist or maximalist views regarding gender

of judge findings?