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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand".

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

2. How many drug arrests took place nationally in 2005?
(a) 3.5 million.
(b) 2.5 million.
(c) 1.5 million.
(d) 1 million.

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

4. What were the defendants in Yick Wo v. Hopkins accused of doing?
(a) Operating restaurants without licenses.
(b) Operating laundries without licenses.
(c) Forgery and extortion.
(d) Murder and kidnapping.

5. What sociologist is cited as saying in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand" that those sent to prison "are institutionally branded as a particular class of individuals"?
(a) Devah Pager.
(b) C. Vann Woodward.
(c) William Berkeley.
(d) Lerone Bennett Jr.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Ronald Reagan officially announce the War on Drugs?

2. How many U.S. states prohibit all employers and licensing agencies from considering arrests, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

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

4. When did the Supreme Court rule in United States v. Harris that the Klan Act was partially unconstitutional?

5. Why is Jarvious Cotton unable to vote, according to the author in the Introduction?

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