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Corrections System for Minorities MCQ

Female officers have a hard time getting promote

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Correct Answer: False

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Hispanics are underrepresented in prison.

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Correct Answer: False

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Crack and cocaine are the same drug.

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Correct Answer: False

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Inmates with prior convictions have a hard time locating employment.

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Correct Answer: True

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In 2013, Hispanics account for what percentage of state inmates?

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Correct Answer: 21%

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African Americans account for a large percentage of the U.S. population.

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Correct Answer: False

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Female correctional officers resolve inmate issues than male officers.

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Correct Answer: True

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Hispanics are underrepresented in prison.

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Correct Answer: False

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All slaves were freed from prison by law.

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Correct Answer: True

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Slaves were used for labor in the South.

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Correct Answer: True

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Which racial group is more likely to be victimized in prison?

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Correct Answer: Blacks

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Jim Crow laws were created in the __________.

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Correct Answer: South

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The sentence disparity issue in the United States has been resolved by the court system.

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Correct Answer: False

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Native American and American Indians are not a part of the same ethnicity group.

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Correct Answer: False

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Ethnicity has nothing to do with a person’s culture.

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Correct Answer: False

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Race focuses on the color of a person’s skin.

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Correct Answer: True

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Race refers to the skin color and features of a group of people

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Correct Answer: True

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Laws devised by Southern states to prevent ______ from fully participating in social, economic, and civic life

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Correct Answer: African Americans

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Ethnicity refers to the differences between groups of people based on

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Correct Answer: Culture

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Ethnicity refers to the differences between groups of people based on

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Correct Answer: Culture

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DWB refers to the practice of police focusing law enforcement attention on _______ skinned drivers

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Correct Answer: A & B

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Disparity occurs when one group is treated ______ by governmental or other actors, as compared with other groups

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Correct Answer: Unfairly

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Discrimination occurs when a person or group is treated differently because of

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Correct Answer: Ethnicity

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