1. The author asserts in the Introduction that one in how many young African American men are currently under the control of the criminal justice system--in prison, in jail, on probation, or on parole?
(a) One in three.
(b) One in four.
(c) One in ten.
(d) One in five.

2. What question does the author say the book explores in Chapter 1?
(a) "Why are we here?"
(b) "How did we get here?"
(c) "Where do we go next?"
(d) "How do we face and address the past?"

3. What are the three major racialized systems of control adopted by the United States toward African Americans, according to the author in the Introduction?
(a) Slavery, voting rights, and the War on Drugs.
(b) Slavery, economic inequality, and injustice.
(c) Slavery, poverty, and educational oppression.
(d) Slavery, Jim Crow, and mass incarceration.

4. What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaw?
(a) Discrimination against African Americans in relation to voting rights.
(b) Segregation in public schools and buildings.
(c) Discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
(d) Slavery in the Southern United States.

5. When did Ronald Reagan officially announce the War on Drugs?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1988.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals release a recommendation that "no new institutions for adults should be build and existing institutions for juveniles should be closed"?

2. Where did crack cocaine first emerge in poor black neighborhoods in the United States before spreading elsewhere?

3. How did Jarvious Cotton's great-grandfather die?

4. In the Introduction, the author attests that how many people in Germany are in prison for every 100,000 adults and children?

5. According to the author in the Introduction, how many people are in prison in the United States per 100,000?

(see the answer key)

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