Mass Incarceration

Question 1

Maurice Haltwinger and Anthony Johnson are examples of which of the following? (2 right)

Accepted Answer

young men caught in the cycle of illegal drug industry, nonviolent drug offenders impacted by excessive mandatory minimums

Question 2

Many policy makers agree the war on drugs is a failure.

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True

Question 3

Mass Incarceration is an important issue to address because of the following:

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economic impact, community improvement, humanitarian concerns, dignity

Question 4

Opium came to be associated with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Chinese Immigrants

Question 5

Some of the major causes of mass incarceration, prison overpopulation are: (choose all that apply)

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harsh mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug crimes, political motives and control of minority populations, high recidivism (re offense, re incarceration), all of the above

Question 6

What is the financial connection between police officers and drug enforcement?

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extra pay for processing, etc..., promotions based on # of arrests

Question 7

Which country has a rate of incarceration that is more than 5 times higher than most countries in the world?

Accepted Answer

United States

Question 8

According to Shanequa Benitez and David Simon, which of the following is true of street dealers?

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in the absence of lawful jobs they create their own economy

Question 9

"Checking the box" refers to....

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job app question that asks: Have you ever been convicted of a felony?

Question 10

According to historian Richard Miller, drug arrests have been used as...

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a means of controlling particular races and immigrant groups.

Question 11

Incarcerating people for drug-related offenses has been shown to have little impact on substance misuse rates.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

What is to be the focus of your research paper on Mass Incarceration?

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2 major causes and 2 effects of mass incarceration

Question 13

Despite the fact that we have the highest jail rate in the world, Americans consume 80% of all opiates produced globally

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

According to David Simon, what is the impact of the war on drugs on law enforcement?

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It has created a lack of trust from the people they serve.

Question 15

Programs that work for true rehabilitation are (more than is right):

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comprehensive addiction treatment, job training/skills training/college courses in prison, policy change, strong support systems after release

Question 16

An entire industry has been built up around prison...it is a growing industry: "build a bed fill a bed"

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

Some of the effects of mass incarceration: (choose all that apply)

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citizens denied voting rights, further alienated, rising cost (US spends $80 billion a year) takes away from other programs, cycle of joblessness, children of inmates do less well in school, exhibit behavior problems

Question 18

The impact of the politicians "tough on drugs" campaign was to (2 are right)

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give similar punishments for nonviolent and violent crimes, explode the prison pol]pulation with a steep increase of nonviolent inmates

Question 19

One of the biggest contributing factors to the explosion of black Americans in prison in the 1980's was... (2 right))

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disparity between crack cocaine and cocaine., politically motivated war on drugs.

Question 20

At the turn of the century the Chinese were targeted with opium convictions because...

Accepted Answer

of the perception that they were taking away American jobs.

Question 21

"Changes" is a song about race and social justice, is by _____, arguably one of the best rappers of all time

Accepted Answer

Tupac Shakur

Question 22

"The War on Drugs" in the 1970's and 1980's was...

Accepted Answer

politically motivated with perception that harsh sentences were preferred

Question 23

According to Julie Stewart which of the following statistics is true?

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blacks account for 13% of drug use but make up 90% of drug convictions

Question 24

According to Dr. Gabor Mate, mass incarceration hasn't worked; therefore, we need to...

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treat drug addiction more as a health issue rather than a criminal issue.

Question 25

Which of the following are some actions taken by drug dealers that bring in the next generation?

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$ for food, rent; expensive gifts, errands for @, free ice cream, drug jobs

Question 26

The primary users of cocaine and opium at the turn of the century were...

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wealthy white and white housewive

Question 27

How does the prison system benefit from mass incarceration?

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doors, weapons, food systems, gaurds, management-all profit

Question 28

The ration of crack cocaine to cocaine for sentencing purposes is...

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1-100

Question 29

Anthony and Dennis speak to which of the following that contribute to the cycle of drug crime.

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dealers as power figures in community, poverty

Question 30

Which of the following is true?

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Low income blacks and whites would use crack cocaine because it was cheaper

Question 31

Which of the following are convicted felons denied?

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voting rights, public housing, educational grants, some health care

Question 32

How did the original Jim Crow contribute to our current crisis of racial discrimination in regards to incarceration?

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redlining, creation of jobless ghettos, denial of education grants

Question 33

Redlining is the process of....

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Creating "high risk" neighborhoods based on race which deny loans.

Question 34

Judge Mark Bennet believes which of the following?

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mandatory minimum sentences do not allow for context or individualization.

Question 35

The problem with "checking the box" is

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that it lessons the chance of a convict getting legal employment

Question 36

Some possible solutions for overcrowded prisons, mass incarceration are as follows:

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eliminate imprisonment for low level, nonviolent crimes, strengthen cost-effective alternatives to incarceration

Question 37

Which of the following drugs has increased the population of poor white males in prison after in the early 90's?

Accepted Answer

Crystal Meth

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