Punishment and Inequality in America, by Bruce
Western, points out that the high number of black men in prison has negatively affected
a. education.
b. the family.
c. unemployment.
d. politics.
Bruce Western, in his article Punishment and
Inequality in America, argues that the growth in the American penal system as well as its effects on the poor and minority communities is in great part due to:
a. the Civil War
b. urban unemployment
c. the rise in black families headed by a single mother
d. an increased emphasis on rehabilitation
According to Bruce Western in Punishment and Inequality in America, incarceration rates are particularly high among
a. elderly alcoholics.
b. young black men with little schooling.
c. Asians and Hispanics.
d. a, b, and c are all correct.
Since the 1970's, the emphasis on getting tough on crime has included
a. more emphasis on rehabilitation.
b. an increase in mandatory prison terms.
c. an increase in community service and other alternative sentencing.
d. a, b, and c are all correct.
Compared to whites, blacks' likelihood of going to prison is
a. less.
b. about the same.
c. greater.
d. the likelihood is not comparable because of different population sizes.
Toward the end of the 1970's, the American criminal justice system
a. increasingly emphasized rehabilitation of prisoners.
b. turned away from rehabilitation in favor of incapacitation, deterrence, and punishment.
c. eliminated mandatory prison terms, long sentences, and parole.
d. solved the problem of overcrowding with shorter sentences
Between 1970 and 2003, state and federal prison populations
a. shrank considerably.
b. stayed about the same.
c. grew slightly.
d. increased considerably.
In Punishment and Inequality in America, Bruce Western discusses (among other issues)
a. how corporal punishment in family and education has changed over America's history.
b. the transition from rehabilitation to punishment in America's criminal justice system.
c. different styles of punishment of children in families of different race and ethnicity.
d. the relationship of social class and capital punishment.
Steinberg
a. supports affirmative action.
b. is opposed to affirmative action.
According to Steinberg, the way to deal with the job crisis in the African-American community is to
a. concentrate on ending segregated education.
b. change white attitudes toward African Americans.
c. end occupational segregation.
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