2. 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"?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1976.

3. When was Schneckloth v. Bustamonte decided?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1962.

4. What does the author describe printed on a bright orange poster that opened her mind to the themes of the book in the Introduction?
(a) "Mass Incarceration is the New Jim Crow."
(b) "The Drug War is the New Jim Crow."
(c) "Affirmative Action is the New Jim Crow."
(d) "Racism Still Exists Today."

5. What amount of money can Ohio charge probationers as a supervision fee as a condition of probation, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
(a) $50 per month.
(b) $100 per month.
(c) $150 per month.
(d) $25 per month.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author notes in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand" that two-thirds of people detained in jails report annual incomes under what amount prior to their arrests?

2. In 1997, the Pentagon handed over how many pieces of military equipment to local police departments?

3. What was Terrance Bostick found to be carrying on a Greyhound Bus in the case of Florida v. Bostick?

4. When was The Strange Career of Jim Crow published?

5. When was the case of McCleskey v. Kemp decided by the Supreme Court?

(see the answer key)

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