Question 1

The wartime incarceration of Japanese American families was based on racism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Discuss racial profiling and how it is practiced.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Racial profiling happ

Question 3

It can be argued that the war on drugs is the new Jim Crow because both ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  are primarily tools of southern states 
B)  purposefully codify the unequal treatment of minorities 
C)  more harshly sentenced crack than powder cocaine 
D)  resulted in widespread disenfranchisement of Black voters 
A)  are primarily tools of southern states 
B)  purposefully codify the unequal treatment of minorities 
C)  more harshly sentenced crack than powder cocaine 
D)  resulted in widespread disenfranchisement of Black voters

Question 4

What was a legislative means by which White elites continued to restrict rights of Black citizens in employment, housing, education, and voting?

Accepted Answer

A)  African American Exclusion Act 
B)  Ku Klux Klan 
C)  Jim Crow laws 
D)  Civil Rights Act 
A)  African American Exclusion Act 
B)  Ku Klux Klan 
C)  Jim Crow laws 
D)  Civil Rights Act

Question 5

Jim Crow laws were devised by ______ states to prevent newly freed African Americans from participating fully in social, economic, and civic life.

Accepted Answer

A)  northern 
B)  southern 
C)  eastern 
D)  western 
A)  northern 
B)  southern 
C)  eastern 
D)  western

Question 6

According to recent data, non-Hispanic Whites account for ______ of correctional staff in prisons.

Accepted Answer

A)  a small minority 
B)  just under half 
C)  slightly more than half 
D)  the vast majority 
A)  a small minority 
B)  just under half 
C)  slightly more than half 
D)  the vast majority

Question 7

You are the defense attorney for a 25-year-old White female offender who has been convicted of drug possession. Which sanction would you most expect her to want you to argue for?

Accepted Answer

A)  probation 
B)  jail 
C)  prison 
D)  shock probation 
A)  probation 
B)  jail 
C)  prison 
D)  shock probation

Question 8

Assess the influence of individual race or ethnicity on adjustment in corrections.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. There is a history of

Question 9

Who is most likely to be pulled over for a traffic stop?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native American woman 
B)  White man 
C)  Asian American woman 
D)  Black man 
A)  Native American woman 
B)  White man 
C)  Asian American woman 
D)  Black man

Question 10

Laws against opium dens were passed because Chinese immigrants were thought to be ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  corrupting the White population 
B)  overdosing at exorbitantly high rates 
C)  stealing money from White people 
D)  engaging in prostitution 
A)  corrupting the White population 
B)  overdosing at exorbitantly high rates 
C)  stealing money from White people 
D)  engaging in prostitution

Question 11

The legacy of racism runs back to the founding of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In recent years, the number of incarcerated Latinx people has ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased slightly 
B)  increased significantly 
C)  remained stable 
D)  decreased 
A)  increased slightly 
B)  increased significantly 
C)  remained stable 
D)  decreased

Question 13

"Driving while Black or Brown" refers to the police practice of focusing law enforcement on people of color who are operating moving vehicles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of these individuals is most likely to be caught up in the criminal justice system?

Accepted Answer

A)  White male who goes to college 
B)  White female who works at the mall 
C)  Black female who just graduated from law school 
D)  Black male who is unemployed 
A)  White male who goes to college 
B)  White female who works at the mall 
C)  Black female who just graduated from law school 
D)  Black male who is unemployed

Question 15

The Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups perpetuated a culture of fear through extrajudicial ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  disenfranchisement 
B)  Jim Crow laws 
C)  lynching 
D)  incarceration 
A)  disenfranchisement 
B)  Jim Crow laws 
C)  lynching 
D)  incarceration

Question 16

Writer and inmate Victor Hassine (2009), serving a life sentence since 1980, commented that ______ had played an integral part in his experience of prison life.

Accepted Answer

A)  gender 
B)  solitary confinement 
C)  race 
D)  security classification 
A)  gender 
B)  solitary confinement 
C)  race 
D)  security classification

Question 17

Which of the following is true regarding victimization in prisons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks, Whites, and Hispanics report similar amounts of victimization but from different sources. 
B)  Blacks report more victimizations from other inmates. 
C)  Whites report more victimizations from staff. 
D)  Hispanics report less victimizations from both staff and inmates. 
A)  Blacks, Whites, and Hispanics report similar amounts of victimization but from different sources. 
B)  Blacks report more victimizations from other inmates. 
C)  Whites report more victimizations from staff. 
D)  Hispanics report less victimizations from both staff and inmates.

Question 18

Many Americans fail to recognize ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a class system 
B)  ethnic groups 
C)  racial groups 
D)  different genders 
A)  a class system 
B)  ethnic groups 
C)  racial groups 
D)  different genders

Question 19

Racial profiling research suggests that the disproportionate number of stops of people of color may be partially due to the fact that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  police officers tend to stop older vehicles 
B)  people of color tend to commit more moving violations 
C)  their vehicles are missing the appropriate tags 
D)  these groups tend to have newer, flashier cars 
A)  police officers tend to stop older vehicles 
B)  people of color tend to commit more moving violations 
C)  their vehicles are missing the appropriate tags 
D)  these groups tend to have newer, flashier cars

Question 20

A 19-year-old Central American citizen and his younger brother are crossing the border into the United States in Arizona to escape political persecution in their native country. What should they be most worried about?

Accepted Answer

A)  law enforcement demanding their papers 
B)  not being able to return to their home country 
C)  becoming the victims of human trafficking 
D)  being shot by the police 
A)  law enforcement demanding their papers 
B)  not being able to return to their home country 
C)  becoming the victims of human trafficking 
D)  being shot by the police

The wartime incarceration of Japanese American families was based on racism.

Discuss racial profiling and how it is practiced.

It can be argued that the war on drugs is the new Jim Crow because both ______.

What was a legislative means by which White elites continued to restrict rights of Black citizens in employment, housing, education, and voting?

Jim Crow laws were devised by ______ states to prevent newly freed African Americans from participating fully in social, economic, and civic life.

According to recent data, non-Hispanic Whites account for ______ of correctional staff in prisons.

You are the defense attorney for a 25-year-old White female offender who has been convicted of drug possession. Which sanction would you most expect her to want you to argue for?

Assess the influence of individual race or ethnicity on adjustment in corrections.

Who is most likely to be pulled over for a traffic stop?

Laws against opium dens were passed because Chinese immigrants were thought to be ______.

The legacy of racism runs back to the founding of the United States.

In recent years, the number of incarcerated Latinx people has ______.

"Driving while Black or Brown" refers to the police practice of focusing law enforcement on people of color who are operating moving vehicles.

Which of these individuals is most likely to be caught up in the criminal justice system?

The Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups perpetuated a culture of fear through extrajudicial ______.

Writer and inmate Victor Hassine (2009), serving a life sentence since 1980, commented that ______ had played an integral part in his experience of prison life.

Which of the following is true regarding victimization in prisons?

Many Americans fail to recognize ______.

Racial profiling research suggests that the disproportionate number of stops of people of color may be partially due to the fact that ______.

A 19-year-old Central American citizen and his younger brother are crossing the border into the United States in Arizona to escape political persecution in their native country. What should they be most worried about?

The Philosophical and Ideological Underpinnings of Corrections

Early Corrections From Ancient Times to Correctional Institutions

Ethics and Corrections

Sentencing: The Application of Punishment

Jails and Detention Centers

Community Corrections: Probation and Intermediary Sanctions

Prisons and the Correctional Client

The Corrections Experience for Staff

Community Corrections: Parole and Prisoner Reentry

Women and Corrections

Juveniles and Corrections

Legal Issues in Corrections and the Death Penalty

Correctional Programming and Treatment

Corrections in the 21st Century

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Exam 11: Minorities and Corrections

The wartime incarceration of Japanese American families was based on racism.

Discuss racial profiling and how it is practiced.

It can be argued that the war on drugs is the new Jim Crow because both ______.

What was a legislative means by which White elites continued to restrict rights of Black citizens in employment, housing, education, and voting?

Jim Crow laws were devised by ______ states to prevent newly freed African Americans from participating fully in social, economic, and civic life.

According to recent data, non-Hispanic Whites account for ______ of correctional staff in prisons.

You are the defense attorney for a 25-year-old White female offender who has been convicted of drug possession. Which sanction would you most expect her to want you to argue for?

Assess the influence of individual race or ethnicity on adjustment in corrections.

Who is most likely to be pulled over for a traffic stop?

Laws against opium dens were passed because Chinese immigrants were thought to be ______.

The legacy of racism runs back to the founding of the United States.

In recent years, the number of incarcerated Latinx people has ______.

"Driving while Black or Brown" refers to the police practice of focusing law enforcement on people of color who are operating moving vehicles.

Which of these individuals is most likely to be caught up in the criminal justice system?

The Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups perpetuated a culture of fear through extrajudicial ______.

Writer and inmate Victor Hassine (2009), serving a life sentence since 1980, commented that ______ had played an integral part in his experience of prison life.

Which of the following is true regarding victimization in prisons?

Many Americans fail to recognize ______.

Racial profiling research suggests that the disproportionate number of stops of people of color may be partially due to the fact that ______.

A 19-year-old Central American citizen and his younger brother are crossing the border into the United States in Arizona to escape political persecution in their native country. What should they be most worried about?

The Philosophical and Ideological Underpinnings of Corrections

Early Corrections From Ancient Times to Correctional Institutions

Ethics and Corrections

Sentencing: The Application of Punishment

Jails and Detention Centers

Community Corrections: Probation and Intermediary Sanctions

Prisons and the Correctional Client

The Corrections Experience for Staff

Community Corrections: Parole and Prisoner Reentry

Women and Corrections

Juveniles and Corrections

Legal Issues in Corrections and the Death Penalty

Correctional Programming and Treatment

Corrections in the 21st Century

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