Exam 19: Race, Ethnicity, and Corrections

African Americans make up almost 35 percent of the prison population but only of all U.S. residents.

is a difference between groups that can be explained by legitimate factors.

distinguishes people according to language, religion, and group traditions.

Disparity of income by racial groups is no longer a basic characteristic of U.S. society.

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. a. Individuals are asked to report on their own criminal behavior b. Inequality of treatment c. A difference explained by legitimate factors d. A concept that is often treated as biological even though it is not e. Cultural characteristics f. Says that white fear of blacks will be greatest in areas where the proportion of blacks approaches that of whites g. Contribute to higher crime rates and are also caused by them h. The multiracial, multiethnic composition of society i. A consequence of those convicted of felonies not being allowed to vote j. Representation of the law as an ever-present continuum -Discrimination

Ethnicity relates to a person's language, religion, and group traditions.

African Americans make up roughly 13 percent of the entire U.S. population, but make almost 35 percent of the U.S. prison population.

An investigation of behavior (such as criminal activity) based on a subject's responses is a(n) .

African Americans are now times more likely than whites to be incarcerated at some time in their life in a state or federal prison.

African American men born in the are more likely to go to prison than to finish a four-year degree or serve in the military.

Criminal justice officials make a variety of decisions that disadvantage minority males. These include .

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. a. Individuals are asked to report on their own criminal behavior b. Inequality of treatment c. A difference explained by legitimate factors d. A concept that is often treated as biological even though it is not e. Cultural characteristics f. Says that white fear of blacks will be greatest in areas where the proportion of blacks approaches that of whites g. Contribute to higher crime rates and are also caused by them h. The multiracial, multiethnic composition of society i. A consequence of those convicted of felonies not being allowed to vote j. Representation of the law as an ever-present continuum -Ethnicity

What role does the societal perception of the impact of race on criminality play in the criminal justice system?

Whites tend to admit to more crimes than African Americans or Hispanics when completing a self- report survey.

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. a. Individuals are asked to report on their own criminal behavior b. Inequality of treatment c. A difference explained by legitimate factors d. A concept that is often treated as biological even though it is not e. Cultural characteristics f. Says that white fear of blacks will be greatest in areas where the proportion of blacks approaches that of whites g. Contribute to higher crime rates and are also caused by them h. The multiracial, multiethnic composition of society i. A consequence of those convicted of felonies not being allowed to vote j. Representation of the law as an ever-present continuum -Racial threat hypothesis

Studies show that African American youths have substantially rates of use of drugs.

Discuss the impact that a high level of incarceration has on both African American and Latino communities.

The gap between unemployment rates for African American men and every other group in society is higher when .

Examination of self-report studies of criminality has often revealed that African American and white youths admit to similar participation levels in criminal and deviant activity.

Differential criminality means that .