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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. How much was the fine that Ora Lee Hurley owed and was imprisoned for being unable to pay?
2. 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"?
3. The increase in the number of African American males sent to prison for drug crimes increased by what percentage between 1985 and 2005?
4. 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?
5. Where was Edward Clary stopped and searched when he was 18?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe white victims of racial caste in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
2. 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?
3. How did the media and propaganda contribute to the stereotype of the poor African American drug user?
4. How does racial segregation apply to Jim Crow and mass incarceration, according to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
5. How does the author describe the crime statistics of Chicago in regard to race in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
6. What was enacted with the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988?
7. How does the author describe the circumstances of Emma Faye Stewart's arrest in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice"?
8. What is noted about Frederick Douglass's speech at the National Colored Convention in 1853 in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
9. How does the author assert drug-law enforcement is different than other types of law enforcement in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice"?
10. What was determined in the Supreme Court case of Rucker v. Davis?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are the repercussions a defendant may face for taking a plea deal instead of facing mandatory sentences for drug offenses? What are some of the examples of costs that a defendant may face after trial? How can these costs oppress a former inmate?
Essay Topic 2
How did the wealthy planter class manage to create a divide between poor white workers and poor black workers in the American colonies? Why did they do so? How did they benefit from this estrangement?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the contributions of Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush in the War on Drugs. What acts were introduced by these presidents? What impacts did they have on the mass incarceration problems?
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