CRJ 306 - Midterm Study Questions
In 2014 the incarceration rate c. 6.0
for African American males in
state and federal prisons was
_________times the rate for
whites.
a. 40.5
b. 20.7
c. 6.0
d. 2.7
Discrimination is a difference based b. differential treatment of groups
on
_____without reference to an
individual's
behavior or qualifications.
a. Extra-legal factors
b. Differential treatment of groups
c. Bias
d. Violation of state codes
People of color are victimized b. higher
by violent and property
crimes at a____________rather
than
white Americans.
a. exact same
b. higher
c. similar
d. lower
, According to the Pew Research d. 84% and 50%
Center
____of African Americans believed
that
"black are treated less fairly than
whites in this country dealing
with police," as compared to
_______________of white
Americans.
a. 92% and 92%
b. 17% and 34%
c. 10% and 11%
d. 84%and 50%
______are the fastest-growing ethnic d. Hispanics
group in the U.S.
a. Asians
b. African Americans
c. Whites
d. Hispanics
Which of the following records b. uniform crime reports
arrests?
a. the police-public contact survey
b. uniform crime reports
c. the national crime victims survey
d. the census
The African American population b. the southeast U.S.
is largely concentrated in:
a. the southwest U.S.
b. the southeast U.S.
c. California, New York, Texas,
Florida, and Illinois
d. Hawaii, New Mexico, California,
Texas,
and New York
Heather MacDonald argues the b. involvement in criminal behavior
primary cause of the high rate
In 2014 the incarceration rate c. 6.0
for African American males in
state and federal prisons was
_________times the rate for
whites.
a. 40.5
b. 20.7
c. 6.0
d. 2.7
Discrimination is a difference based b. differential treatment of groups
on
_____without reference to an
individual's
behavior or qualifications.
a. Extra-legal factors
b. Differential treatment of groups
c. Bias
d. Violation of state codes
People of color are victimized b. higher
by violent and property
crimes at a____________rather
than
white Americans.
a. exact same
b. higher
c. similar
d. lower
, According to the Pew Research d. 84% and 50%
Center
____of African Americans believed
that
"black are treated less fairly than
whites in this country dealing
with police," as compared to
_______________of white
Americans.
a. 92% and 92%
b. 17% and 34%
c. 10% and 11%
d. 84%and 50%
______are the fastest-growing ethnic d. Hispanics
group in the U.S.
a. Asians
b. African Americans
c. Whites
d. Hispanics
Which of the following records b. uniform crime reports
arrests?
a. the police-public contact survey
b. uniform crime reports
c. the national crime victims survey
d. the census
The African American population b. the southeast U.S.
is largely concentrated in:
a. the southwest U.S.
b. the southeast U.S.
c. California, New York, Texas,
Florida, and Illinois
d. Hawaii, New Mexico, California,
Texas,
and New York
Heather MacDonald argues the b. involvement in criminal behavior
primary cause of the high rate
