Question 1

The upward mobility of many racial and ethnic groups in the United States is often hampered due to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  religious differences preventing gainful employment 
B)  the war on drugs and a code of silence within these groups 
C)  increased offending counterbalancing educational gains 
D)  a combination of poverty and systemic discrimination 
A)  religious differences preventing gainful employment 
B)  the war on drugs and a code of silence within these groups 
C)  increased offending counterbalancing educational gains 
D)  a combination of poverty and systemic discrimination

Question 2

Incarceration rates are ______ for Native Americans than for Whites.

Accepted Answer

A)  slightly higher 
B)  much higher 
C)  much lower 
D)  slightly lower 
A)  slightly higher 
B)  much higher 
C)  much lower 
D)  slightly lower

Question 3

The first president to speak about a war on drugs was President Nixon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Slavery was a lucrative business in both the North and South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to recent data, Hispanics make up ______ of correctional staff in prisons.

Accepted Answer

A)  around a tenth 
B)  about a quarter 
C)  around half 
D)  nearly three-quarters 
A)  around a tenth 
B)  about a quarter 
C)  around half 
D)  nearly three-quarters

Question 6

Traditions of discrimination toward African Americans have hampered upward social mobility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Larger Native American reservations have their own jails.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of these is an ethnicity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black 
B)  White 
C)  Hispanic 
D)  Asian 
A)  Black 
B)  White 
C)  Hispanic 
D)  Asian

The upward mobility of many racial and ethnic groups in the United States is often hampered due to ______.

Incarceration rates are ______ for Native Americans than for Whites.

The first president to speak about a war on drugs was President Nixon.

Slavery was a lucrative business in both the North and South.

According to recent data, Hispanics make up ______ of correctional staff in prisons.

Traditions of discrimination toward African Americans have hampered upward social mobility.

Larger Native American reservations have their own jails.

Which of these is an ethnicity?

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 upward mobility of many racial and ethnic groups in the United States is often hampered due to ______.

Incarceration rates are ______ for Native Americans than for Whites.

The first president to speak about a war on drugs was President Nixon.

Slavery was a lucrative business in both the North and South.

According to recent data, Hispanics make up ______ of correctional staff in prisons.

Traditions of discrimination toward African Americans have hampered upward social mobility.

Larger Native American reservations have their own jails.

Which of these is an ethnicity?

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

Filters