Question 1

The major bias against the poor comes from ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Criminal law
B)   Policing
C)   Sentencing
D)   CorrectionsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

____________ is understood to mean the median level of wealth and income in the U.S.

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The answer of ____________ is understood to mean the median...

Question 3

Which of the following would not be an example of harmful behaviors committed by the powerful?

Accepted Answer

A)   Conducting unnecessary surgery
B)   Maintaining unsafe workplaces
C)   Engaging in robbery
D)   Producing environmental pollutionE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

In which stage of the criminal justice system is there bias against the poor?

Accepted Answer

A)   Policing
B)   Courts
C)   Corrections
D)   All of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Eight in ten criminal defendants are ___________, meaning too poor to be able to afford a private attorney.

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The answer of Eight in ten criminal defendants are ___________,...

Question 6

The legal challenge in the case of Richardson v. Ramirez was focused on the _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Fifth Amendment
B)   Sixth Amendment
C)   Eighth Amendment
D)   Fourteenth AmendmentE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Which states do not restrict anyone's voting rights?

Accepted Answer

A)   Maine and Vermont
B)   Maine and Massachusetts
C)   New York and Rhode Island
D)   Virginia and MassachusettsE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

There are serious scholars who argue that the criminal justice system is actually designed to _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Control those in the upper-class
B)   Control the poor
C)   Focus on corporate crime
D)   Ignore acts of street crimeE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following allowed states to prevent the importation of prison goods?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hawes-Cooper Act
B)   Ashurst-Sumners Act
C)   Walsh-Healy Act
D)   None of the aboveE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 10

What arguments are made by Shelden (2007) that the criminal justice system can be seen as a system used to maintain status quo arrangements in society based on social class?

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Shelden (2007), in his work, argues that...

Question 11

Which Supreme Court case ruled that subjecting welfare recipients to drug testing without reasonable suspicion was unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

A)   Powell v. Alabama
B)   Nichols v. United States
C)   Marchwinski v. Howard
D)   Richardson v. RamirezE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following can be considered collateral consequences of the incarceration binge?

Accepted Answer

A)   Rising rates of single-parent families
B)   Rising unemployment
C)   Record levels of urban poverty
D)   All of the aboveE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 13

Which of the following can be considered a type of collateral consequence?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sex offender registries
B)   Felony disenfranchisement
C)   Sentencing enhancements
D)   All of the aboveE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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____________ is understood to mean the median level of wealth and income in the U.S.

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