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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. 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) $25 per month.
(b) $150 per month.
(c) $100 per month.
(d) $50 per month.

2. When does the author describe the raid at Stratford High School in Goose Creek, South Carolina as having taken place in Chapter 2: "The Lockdown"?
(a) July, 1993.
(b) August, 2005.
(c) March, 1999.
(d) November, 2003.

3. When did San Francisco's Ban the Box policy take effect?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1995.

4. Why is Jarvious Cotton unable to vote, according to the author in the Introduction?
(a) He is unable to pay poll taxes.
(b) He is illiterate.
(c) He is a slave.
(d) He is a felon.

5. Between 1980 and 2000, the number of people incarcerated in prisons in the U.S. went from about 300,000 to how many?
(a) Over 2 million.
(b) Over 4 million.
(c) About 1 million.
(d) Over 3 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization did Dorsey Nunn co-found?

2. What Supreme Court Justice said of the Florida v. Bostick case that "the basis of the decision to single out particular passengers during a suspicionless sweep is less likely to be inarticulate than unspeakable"?

3. 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"?

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

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"?

(see the answer key)

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