Deck 35: The Hyper-Criminalization of Black and Latino Male Youth in the Era of Mass Incarceration, Victor Rios

Question 1

In Rios's study, the culture of mass incarceration is reflected in _____.

A)The hyper-criminalization of black and Latino youth
B)Non-violent juvenile offenders experience punishment traditionally aimed at violent offenders
C)A "youth control complex" created by a net work of radicalized criminalization
D)All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

In Rios's study, "youth control complex" refers to ______.

A)A medical movement to sedate troubled youth with medications
B)The ideology that aims to control juvenile deviance through mass incarceration
C)The excessive parental control over children
D)Failed socialization of the family life

Answer 2

The ideology that aims to control juvenile deviance through mass incarceration

Question 3

Rios argues that the "crisis of governance" that eventually leads to mass incarceration results from ______.

A)A substantial increase in crime in American cities
B)The failure of traditional institutions such as the welfare state
C)Economic crisis
D)Political transformation in the United States

Answer 3

The failure of traditional institutions such as the welfare state

Question 4

According to Rios, probation officers _____.

A)Were being too violent when they handle juvenile delinquents
B)Are constantly present in minority youths' everyday lives even after they are released from institutions
C)Are often corrupted and treat deviant youth of color differently
D)None of the above

Question 5

According to Rios, deviant youth of color ____.

A)Are labeled as criminal through incarceration
B)Are labeled as criminal through interaction with the community
C)Are labeled as deviant through interaction with family members
D)All of the above

Question 6

In the Rios reading on the hypercriminalization of minority youth in the era of mass incarceration, the author coins a new term called the youth control complex.What does Rios mean by this term and how is it related to Simon's idea of "governance through crime," which is another term used in the article to describe today's predicament of troubled teens?