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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author asserts in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice" that in the federal system, homicide offenders account for 0.4% of the past decade's growth in the federal prison population while drug offenders account for what percent of that expansion?

2. When does the author describe the drunk driving accident in Kentucky that left 27 people dead in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

3. Who is the author of Doing Time on the Outside?

4. When was the Anti-Drug Abuse Act passed that called for strict lease enforcement and eviction of public housing tenants who engage in criminal activity?

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"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the "Black Box" that the author refers to in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

2. How is Iris Marion Young's "birdcage" metaphor described in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

3. What is discussed regarding Stanley Cohen's States of Denial in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

4. What are the historical parallels between Jim Crow and mass incarceration that the author explores in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

5. What is the Baldus study? What were the conclusions of the study?

6. How does the author compare the incarceration rates of blacks and whites in the U.S. for drug offenses versus the statistics of use among blacks and whites in the country?

7. How does the author describe the crime statistics of Chicago in regard to race in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

8. What was enacted with the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988?

9. Why does the author discuss Barack Obama's speech at the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

10. When did Whren v. United States go before the Supreme Court? What was the Court's decision?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is meant by the term "colorblindness"? Why does the author assert that colorblindness has been catastrophic for African Americans? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the history of African slavery in the United States. When did slavery emerge? When did the Transatlantic Slave Trade end? When was slavery abolished and what forms of oppression followed it?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the "Black Lives Matter" movement in relation to the themes and situations addressed in The New Jim Crow. Do you think that the Black Lives Matter movement is an attempt to address the racial disparities of prisoners? How has this movement changed things in the U.S.?

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