Deck 14: A New Pool of Talent Phillip Hoose

Question 1

Prosecutions related to the War on Drugs have disproportionately affected communities of color.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Racial disparities in rates of incarceration affect men but not women.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Describe the social costs of policies that emphasize punitive responses to crime as opposed to alternative approaches that focus on strengthening families and communities.

Answer 3

not answered

Question 4

Which factor is not responsible for the dramatic increase in the number of blacks who were incarcerated from 1992 to 2001?

A) the War on Drugs
B) crack/cocaine sentencing
C) the significant increase in the rate of crime
D) "school zone" drug laws

Question 5

Since crack cocaine is a derivative of powder cocaine, federal legislation adopted in the late 1980's provides for equal treatment of crack and powder cocaine offenders.

Question 6

The majority of crack cocaine users in the general population are , and constitute the majority of crack defendants.

A) black; blacks
B) white; blacks
C) white; whites
D) black; whites

Question 7

How are individuals, families, and communities affected by changes in the criminal justice system that have resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of African Americans who are incarcerated? Explain, using examples from the reading.

Question 8

A major factor responsible for the dramatic increase in the number of blacks who were incarcerated from 1992 to 2001 is the significant increase in the rate of crime during that time period.

Question 9

Which of the following reasons help explain why rates of involvement in serious crime dip much more sharply for white men in their early 20's than for black men?

A) accessibility of employment
B) accessibility of college education
C) accessibility of stable relationships
D) all of the above

Question 10

According to the Sentencing Project, what factors are responsible for the dramatic increase in the number of African Americans who are incarcerated? Select one of these factors and describe the relationship between this factor and racial/ethnic disparities in criminal prosecution.

Question 11

What proportion of black males today can expect to be imprisoned at some point in their lifetime?

A) one in ten
B) one in eight
C) one in three
D) one in two

Question 12

One in three black males born today can expect to be imprisoned at some point in their lifetimes.

Question 13

Which legal decision resulted in the desegregation of public education?

A) Warren v. Department of Education
B) Brown v. Board of Education
C) Brown v. U.S. Department of Justice
D) Gideon v. Wainwright