Exam Questions Racism And The Criminal Justice System Ch.11

Chapter 11: Racism and the Criminal Justice System

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Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 01

1) Convict leasing was a system of both _________ and ________.

a. slavery; greed

b. capitalism; racism

c. forced labor, social control

d. the government; local businesses

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 02

2) Which is true of the crime rate in the U.S.?

a. It is higher than that of other countries.

b. It is not higher than that of other countries.

c. It is the same as other countries.

d. It is higher than other countries historically.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 03

3) Felons face discrimination in all of the following but:

a. public education.

b. housing.

c. employment.

d. social services.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 04

4) Many scholars attribute the start of mass incarceration to the:

a. Community Oriented Policing Services.

b. Federal Death Penalty Act.

c. Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act.

d. Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 05

5) Today, the American criminal justice system holds almost __________ people.

a. 1.2 million

b. 1.8 million

c. 2.3 million

d. 3.6 million

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 06

6) By the end of 2016, almost ____________ people were under correctional supervision in the United States.

a. 7 million

b. 6 million

c. 5 million

d. 4 million

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 07

7) In 2017, the rate of U.S. residents were incarcerated, a rate nearly _____ times that of western Europe’s average rate.

a. 10

b. 9

c. 8

d. 7

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 08

8) According to the 2020 World Prison Brief, the next largest incarcerated population in the world after the U.S. is:

a. Brazil.

b. China.

c. Russia.

d. South Africa.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 09

9) According to the 2020 World Prison Brief, Iceland had only ______ people behind bars:

a. 9,771

b. 8,392

c. 5,604

d. 131

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 10

10) No other country in the world incarcerates more than half a million people. What accounts for so much of this disparity in the United States?

a. War on Poverty

b. War on Terror

c. War on Drugs

d. War on Crime

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 11

11) Although 13% of the population of the United States is Black, Black people make up _______ of those imprisoned.

a. 20%

b. 30%

c. 40%

d. 50%

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 12

12) Which political activist and scholar said, “Mass incarceration is not a solution to unemployment, nor is it a solution to the vast array of social problems that are hidden away in a rapidly growing network of prison and jails.”

a. Michelle Alexander

b. Frankie Boyle

c. Bryan Stevenson

d. Angela Davis

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 13

13) What is the term often used to describe relying on increased policing, prosecution, and imprisonment as the primary solution to gender-based violence?

a. carceral feminism

b. violence against women

c. law abiding suffrage

d. incarcerated womanism

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 14

14) When a community process that addresses not only the needs of the person who was harmed, but also the conditions that enabled this harm is called:

a. community policing.

b. progressive policing.

c. transformative justice.

d. justice reform.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 15

15) What are two reasons African Americans are punished the most when it comes to drug laws?

a. stereotypes and weak political power

b. drug dealers and addiction

c. crack and poverty

d. poverty and gangs

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 16

16) Who started the #SayHerName movement?

a. SisterSong

b. NAACP

c. Black Lives Matter

d. African American Policy Forum

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 17

17) The use of race or ethnicity as grounds for suspicion is known as:

a. overt racism.

b. racial bias.

c. racial profiling.

d. over policing.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 18

18) After analyzing 55 million stops and 1.9 million searches, researchers found that a Black driver is _____ more likely to be searched by police than a White driver.

a. 9 times

b. 8 times

c. 7 times

d. 6 times

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 19

19) Which of the following is true of sentencing disparities?

a. Blacks and Latinos are more likely to be sentenced to longer prison terms than Whites, even after taking into account the severity of the charges.

b. Whites are more likely than Blacks to get no prison time when that option is available.

c. Although more Whites are convicted of drug felonies than Blacks, more Blacks are admitted to prison.

d. All of the above.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 20

20) Which of the following is NOT true of racial disparities in the death penalty?

a. A study conducted in California found that people accused of killing Whites are over three times more likely to be sentenced than those who kill African Americans.

b. Between 1967 and 2002, only 12 people were executed for crimes in which the defendant was White, and the victim was Black, compared with the 178 Black defendants who were executed after having been convicted of killing a White person.

c. Between 1976 and 2017, more than 1,400 people were executed in the United States and 68% of them were African American.

d. Between 1976 and 2017, more than 155 people were released from death row in that period after being found innocent.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 01

1) W. E. B. Du Bois likened the prison system to “slavery in private hands.” What did he mean?

Page reference: Introduction

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 02

2) Which political party has been the most responsible for the surge in incarceration rates?

Page reference: The Rise of Mass Incarceration

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 03

3) Much of the racial disparity in mass incarceration has to do with imprisonment for drug crimes. Why is this problematic?

Page reference: Race and Mass Incarceration

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 04

4) What do the statistics say about White youth who use drugs?

Page reference: Mass Incarceration and the War on Drugs

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 05

5) What does “driving while Black” mean?

Page reference: Racial Profiling

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 06

6) What do we learn from New York City’s “stop and frisk” law?

Page reference: Racial Profiling

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 07

7) What did you learn about sentencing disparities between crack cocaine and powder cocaine?

Page reference: Sentencing Disparities

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 08

8) What is the story of Troy Davis?

Page reference: Voices: Troy Davis

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 09

9) Who is the Corrections Corporations of America (CCA)?

Page reference: Private Prisons

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 10

10) In the United States, it is illegal to discriminate against people because of their race, color, or national origin. But Black men are routinely discriminated against because of what kind of discrimination is allowed?

Page reference: The Lifelong Stigma of a Felony: “The New Jim Crow”

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 01

1) At the federal level, three major laws were passed that marked the new era in criminal justice. What were they?

Page reference: Introduction

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 02

2) Mass incarceration has affected women in three distinct ways from men. What are they?

Page reference: Race, Gender, Class, and Mass Incarceration

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 03

3) What is the story of Sandra Bland?

Page reference: Voices: Sandy Bland

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 04

4) Please describe the “Willie Horton” ad and its effect on George H.W. Bush’s election.

Page reference: The Prison Industrial Complex

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 05

5) What is the impact of mass incarceration on families and children?

Page reference: The Impact of Mass Incarceration on Families and Children