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WorksheetsInequalities Within the U.S Criminal Justice System
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
What is the term used to describe the overrepresentation of Black and Latinx people in the U.S. prison system?
Racial profiling
Institutional racism
Police brutality
Internalized Racism
What is the name of the U.S. law that imposes mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses?
The Criminal Justice Reform Act
The War on Drugs Act
The Sentencing Reform Act
The Anti-Drug Abuse Act
Which of the following is NOT an example of institutional racism within the criminal justice system?
Decriminalization of drug offenses
Mandatory minimum sentencing laws
Racial profiling by police officers
Unequal access to legal representation
Which U.S. state was the first to legalize recreational marijuana, in part to address the racial disparities in drug-related arrests and imprisonment?
California
Colorado
Florida
Washington
What is proactive?
A. seeking to find the cause of crime to recify those problems
B. to arrest someone for a crime
C. To impeach top officials
D. Citizens arrest
Which of the following substances was NOT specifically targeted by the War on Drugs?
Marijuana
Alcohol
Cocaine
Heroin
What is the name of the Supreme Court case that upheld the use of race in admissions decisions in universities?
Brown v. Board of Education
Grutter v. Bollinger
Fisher v. University of Texas
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Which of the following sociological perspectives is most likely to focus on the role of power and inequality in the criminal justice system?
Structural-functionalism
Symbolic interactionism
Feminist theory
Conflict Theory
Which of the following is NOT considered a social determinant of criminal behavior?
Poverty
Genetics
Exposure to Violence
Lack of Education
Who accounts for nearly half of the U.S. prison population by offense?
Sex offenses
Immigration
Drug Offense
Weapons/Explosives/Arson
