Exam 11: Minorities and Corrections

Which of the following sentences would a White offender likely prefer?

Discriminatory attitudes, beliefs, and practices directed at a group of people based specifically on physical features such as skin color is most accurately referred to as ______.

The federal drug war has been ongoing since the ______.

Discuss slavery and the impact of racism for African Americans in correctional history.

Initially, the en masse relocation of Native Americans to ______ was an effort at incarceration.

Explain Jim Crow laws and briefly analyze their purpose in terms of race and power.

______ inmates report more victimizations from other inmates than from correctional staff

The incarceration rate for African-Americans has ______ over the past 10 years.

Sometimes the term racism can also apply to discrimination based on ______.

Some researchers have theorized that Blacks might be more willing to accept prison than probation because they ______.

In studies on victimization in prisons, ______ were more likely to report sexual or physical violence from staff than from other inmates.

______ refers specifically to law enforcement focusing on people of color who are operating motor vehicles.

What has research suggested about African Americans in regard to prison vs. probation?

Which of the following statements is true?

The term Hispanic is specific to Latin America.

Some people have claimed recently that ______ is the new Jim Crow.

According to the account of inmate Victor Hassine, inmates who differ from correctional staff in terms of race, may also differ in terms of ______.

Mexican Americans and their land were forcibly made part of the United States.

A 28-year-old Black first-time offender has just been convicted of simple assault. You are his attorney. Which sanction would you most expect him to want you to argue for?

Rates of incarceration for Black children have ______ compared to that of their White counterparts.