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Criminal Justice Reform

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What is the primary goal of criminal justice reform?

  1. To reduce crime rates

  2. To increase the number of people in prison

  3. To ensure that all people are treated fairly by the criminal justice system

  4. To make it easier for people to commit crimes

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Criminal justice reform seeks to address systemic issues within the criminal justice system that lead to unfair outcomes for certain groups of people.

Which of the following is NOT a common criticism of the current criminal justice system?

  1. It is too harsh on nonviolent offenders

  2. It is too lenient on violent offenders

  3. It is biased against people of color

  4. It is too expensive

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

While some people argue that the criminal justice system is too lenient on violent offenders, this is not a common criticism.

What is one way that criminal justice reform can reduce crime rates?

  1. By investing in education and job training programs for people who are at risk of committing crimes

  2. By increasing the number of police officers on the streets

  3. By building more prisons

  4. By imposing harsher penalties on criminals

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Investing in education and job training programs can help to reduce crime rates by providing people with the skills and opportunities they need to succeed in life.

Which of the following is NOT a common proposal for criminal justice reform?

  1. Eliminating cash bail

  2. Reducing the number of people in prison

  3. Expanding the use of restorative justice programs

  4. Increasing the use of the death penalty

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

While some people support the death penalty, it is not a common proposal for criminal justice reform.

What is one way that criminal justice reform can address racial disparities in the criminal justice system?

  1. By eliminating mandatory minimum sentences

  2. By providing more funding for public defenders

  3. By increasing the diversity of the judiciary

  4. By all of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All of the above are ways that criminal justice reform can address racial disparities in the criminal justice system.

What is the name of the federal law that was passed in 2018 to address the issue of mass incarceration?

  1. The First Step Act

  2. The Sentencing Reform Act

  3. The Criminal Justice Reform Act

  4. The Prison Reform Act

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The First Step Act was passed in 2018 to address the issue of mass incarceration in the United States.

Which of the following is NOT a provision of the First Step Act?

  1. It reduces the mandatory minimum sentence for certain drug offenses

  2. It expands the use of compassionate release

  3. It provides funding for job training and education programs for prisoners

  4. It eliminates the death penalty

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The First Step Act does not eliminate the death penalty.

What is the name of the movement that seeks to abolish prisons and jails?

  1. The prison abolition movement

  2. The criminal justice reform movement

  3. The restorative justice movement

  4. The decarceration movement

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The prison abolition movement seeks to abolish prisons and jails and replace them with alternative forms of justice.

Which of the following is NOT a common argument in favor of prison abolition?

  1. Prisons are a form of violence

  2. Prisons do not deter crime

  3. Prisons are too expensive

  4. Prisons are necessary to protect society from dangerous criminals

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

While some people argue that prisons are necessary to protect society from dangerous criminals, this is not a common argument in favor of prison abolition.

What is the name of the organization that is leading the fight to abolish prisons in the United States?

  1. The Vera Institute of Justice

  2. The Sentencing Project

  3. The American Civil Liberties Union

  4. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Vera Institute of Justice is a non-profit organization that is leading the fight to abolish prisons in the United States.

Which of the following is NOT a common criticism of the prison abolition movement?

  1. It is unrealistic

  2. It is too expensive

  3. It would lead to an increase in crime

  4. It is supported by a majority of Americans

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The prison abolition movement is not supported by a majority of Americans.

What is the name of the book by Angela Davis that argues for the abolition of prisons?

  1. Are Prisons Obsolete?

  2. The New Jim Crow

  3. The End of Policing

  4. The Color of Law

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Angela Davis' book "Are Prisons Obsolete?" argues for the abolition of prisons.

Which of the following is NOT a common proposal for how to replace prisons?

  1. Community-based restorative justice programs

  2. Treatment programs for people with mental illness and addiction

  3. Housing and job training programs for people who are at risk of committing crimes

  4. Increased police surveillance

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Increased police surveillance is not a common proposal for how to replace prisons.

What is the name of the city that has become a model for criminal justice reform?

  1. New York City

  2. Los Angeles

  3. Chicago

  4. San Francisco

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

San Francisco has become a model for criminal justice reform due to its progressive policies, such as its focus on restorative justice and its efforts to reduce the number of people in jail.

Which of the following is NOT a common challenge to criminal justice reform?

  1. Lack of political will

  2. Lack of funding

  3. Public opposition

  4. Support from law enforcement

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Support from law enforcement is not a common challenge to criminal justice reform.

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