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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. One in how many black men between the ages of 20-35 was behind bars in 2006?
2. Approximately what percentage of people sentenced to prison in Illinois for a drug offense are African American, according to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
3. Who is the former executive director of the National Center for Institutions and Alternatives that is cited as saying, "There are certain code words that allow you never to have to say 'race' but everybody knows that's what you mean"?
4. 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?
5. For what crime(s) did Warren McCleskey face the death penalty?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was enacted with the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988?
2. What were the repercussions of Emma Faye Stewart's decision to take a plea deal?
3. What are the obstacles that former criminals face in terms of finding housing?
4. How does the author describe the crime statistics of Chicago in regard to race in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
5. How does the author describe white victims of racial caste in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
6. What is noted about Frederick Douglass's speech at the National Colored Convention in 1853 in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
7. How does the author assert drug-law enforcement is different than other types of law enforcement in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice"?
8. What is the Baldus study? What were the conclusions of the study?
9. 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?
10. What is the "Black Box" that the author refers to in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the disparities between white and African American populations in the U.S. penal system. How have prison populations changed from the 1970s to today? How have the statistics changed regarding African Americans in the criminal justice system?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss "pretext stops" and "stop and frisk" policies as they relate to the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution. How have these policies been employed? What rulings have addressed their constitutionality? What purpose do these policies serve?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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