Racial and Ethnic Criminal Justice Inequality

Description: This quiz will assess your understanding of racial and ethnic criminal justice inequality.
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Which of the following is NOT a factor that contributes to racial and ethnic criminal justice inequality?

  1. Racial profiling

  2. Implicit bias

  3. Economic inequality

  4. Equal access to education and employment opportunities


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Equal access to education and employment opportunities is not a factor that contributes to racial and ethnic criminal justice inequality. In fact, it is a factor that can help to reduce inequality.

What is the term for the practice of targeting people of color for stops, searches, and arrests, even when they have not committed any crime?

  1. Racial profiling

  2. Implicit bias

  3. Mass incarceration

  4. Stop-and-frisk


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Racial profiling is the practice of targeting people of color for stops, searches, and arrests, even when they have not committed any crime.

What is the term for the unconscious bias that can lead people to make unfair or inaccurate judgments about people of color?

  1. Racial profiling

  2. Implicit bias

  3. Mass incarceration

  4. Stop-and-frisk


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Implicit bias is the unconscious bias that can lead people to make unfair or inaccurate judgments about people of color.

What is the term for the practice of incarcerating large numbers of people, often for nonviolent offenses?

  1. Racial profiling

  2. Implicit bias

  3. Mass incarceration

  4. Stop-and-frisk


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mass incarceration is the practice of incarcerating large numbers of people, often for nonviolent offenses.

What is the term for the practice of stopping and searching people without a warrant or probable cause?

  1. Racial profiling

  2. Implicit bias

  3. Mass incarceration

  4. Stop-and-frisk


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Stop-and-frisk is the practice of stopping and searching people without a warrant or probable cause.

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of racial and ethnic criminal justice inequality?

  1. Higher rates of incarceration for people of color

  2. Increased distrust of the criminal justice system among people of color

  3. Reduced economic opportunities for people of color

  4. Improved public safety


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Improved public safety is not a consequence of racial and ethnic criminal justice inequality. In fact, it is a consequence that is often sought by those who advocate for criminal justice reform.

What is one thing that can be done to address racial and ethnic criminal justice inequality?

  1. End racial profiling

  2. Address implicit bias

  3. Reduce mass incarceration

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All of the above are things that can be done to address racial and ethnic criminal justice inequality.

What is the name of the movement that seeks to end mass incarceration and address racial and ethnic criminal justice inequality?

  1. Black Lives Matter

  2. The Sentencing Project

  3. The Innocence Project

  4. The Vera Institute of Justice


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Black Lives Matter is the movement that seeks to end mass incarceration and address racial and ethnic criminal justice inequality.

What is the name of the organization that works to reduce the number of people who are incarcerated in the United States?

  1. Black Lives Matter

  2. The Sentencing Project

  3. The Innocence Project

  4. The Vera Institute of Justice


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Sentencing Project is the organization that works to reduce the number of people who are incarcerated in the United States.

What is the name of the organization that works to exonerate innocent people who have been wrongly convicted of crimes?

  1. Black Lives Matter

  2. The Sentencing Project

  3. The Innocence Project

  4. The Vera Institute of Justice


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Innocence Project is the organization that works to exonerate innocent people who have been wrongly convicted of crimes.

What is the name of the organization that works to improve the criminal justice system by conducting research and developing policy recommendations?

  1. Black Lives Matter

  2. The Sentencing Project

  3. The Innocence Project

  4. The Vera Institute of Justice


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Vera Institute of Justice is the organization that works to improve the criminal justice system by conducting research and developing policy recommendations.

What is the name of the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled that the death penalty is unconstitutional?

  1. Furman v. Georgia

  2. Gregg v. Georgia

  3. Roper v. Simmons

  4. Kennedy v. Louisiana


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Furman v. Georgia is the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled that the death penalty is unconstitutional.

What is the name of the landmark Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the death penalty?

  1. Furman v. Georgia

  2. Gregg v. Georgia

  3. Roper v. Simmons

  4. Kennedy v. Louisiana


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Gregg v. Georgia is the landmark Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the death penalty.

What is the name of the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled that the death penalty is unconstitutional for juveniles?

  1. Furman v. Georgia

  2. Gregg v. Georgia

  3. Roper v. Simmons

  4. Kennedy v. Louisiana


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Roper v. Simmons is the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled that the death penalty is unconstitutional for juveniles.

What is the name of the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled that the death penalty is unconstitutional for people with intellectual disabilities?

  1. Furman v. Georgia

  2. Gregg v. Georgia

  3. Roper v. Simmons

  4. Kennedy v. Louisiana


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Kennedy v. Louisiana is the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled that the death penalty is unconstitutional for people with intellectual disabilities.

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