Deck 39: Cpew Foundation, One in 100: Behind Bars in America 2008

Question 1

Which group of women between ages 35 and 39 has the highest rate of incarceration?

A) White women
B) Hispanic
C) all women
D) Black women
E) none of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following countries has the largest number of people who are incarcerated, as well as the highest rate of incarceration?

A) China
B) United States
C) Russia
D) Iran
E) South Africa

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The 1976 U.S. Supreme Court ruling Estelle v. Gamble compelled states to do which of the following?

A) provide a segregated, safe environment for the growing number of prisoners over age 50
B) limit corrections budgets to no more than 10 percent of general fund expenditures
C) provide a constitutionally adequate level of medical care
D) provide a minimum of 5 percent of general fund expenditures for pre-kindergarten programs
E) none of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Early childhood education is one of the most proven crime prevention strategies.

Question 5

From 1987-2007, states' spending on higher education increased an average of 127 percent, while spending on corrections increased 21 percent.

Question 6

Which of the following communicable diseases is of greatest concern in the prison environment because of its widespread prevalence and significant treatment costs?

A) HIV/AIDS
B) Hepatitis C
C) influenza
D) STD's
E) none of the above

Question 7

What does the Pew Foundation mean when it concludes, "a continual increase in our reliance on incarceration will pay declining dividends in crime prevention . . . expanding prison will accomplish less and cost more than it has in the past" ? Do you agree or disagree with the Foundation report? Explain.

Question 8

Which group of men has the highest incarceration rate?

A) Black men ages 18 and older
B) Black men ages 20-34
C) Hispanic men ages 18 and older
D) White men ages 18 and older
E) all men ages 18 and older

Question 9

More than 1 in every 100 adults in America is locked up in either state or federal prison, or jail.

Question 10

Describe recent trends in the age composition of the nation's prisons. In what way is the graying of the nation's prisons affecting costs? What other challenges do aging prisoners bring to a prison setting?

Question 11

While the U.S. has one of the highest rates of incarceration in the world, the national prison population has been steadily decreasing.

Question 12

Is it concerning to you that on average, in 2007, states' spending on higher education increased 21 percent, while spending on corrections rose 127 percent? Why or why not?

Question 13

10The rate of incarceration in the U.S. is higher than that of South Africa and Iran, but lower than that of China.