Race Factor

Which statement identifies the central idea of the text?

• Courts should not be able to send juvenile offenders to prison without parole, as judges can’t be racially unbiased.

• Juvenile offenders shouldn’t be sentenced to life in prison without parole, as it’s been established that they aren’t as mentally developed as adults.

• Judges shouldn’t be influenced by offenders’ race, age, or gender when sentencing them for serious or violent crimes.

• When trying juveniles as adults, people are more likely to support harsh, permanent sentences for young black offenders because of a tendency to view them as more blameworthy for their crimes.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

Which detail from the text best supports central idea of the text?

• “Americans have accepted that juveniles are different from adults. Scientists confirm this, showing that there are significant differences in reasoning abilities, impulse control and neurological development.” (Paragraph 1)

• For the second time in two years, they are poised to rule on the constitutionality of sentencing juveniles to life in prison with no possibility of parole.” (Paragraph 2)

• “This is why race must be considered in discussions about how we protect juveniles and what punishments are deemed appropriate for them.” (Paragraph 5)

• “Prompting people to think of a single black (rather than white) juvenile offender leads them to express greater support for sentencing all juveniles to life without parole when they have committed serious violent crimes.” (Paragraph 4)

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which of the following describes the authors’ purpose in the text?

• to emphasize the damaging effects of sentencing juvenile offenders to life without parole

• to show why it’s important to consider the impacts of race when sentencing juvenile offenders

• to highlight how differently adult and juvenile offenders are treated in the system

• to show how the justice system is evolving in how it treats juvenile offenders

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6