Those with a felony conviction are not allowed to vote this is reffered to as ___
disenfranchisement
to define race as a biological concept that divides man kind into catagories related to skin color and other physical features is often results in _________
controversy
the fact that African americans and latinos are subjected to the CJ system at higher rates than other groups is________
disparity
In terms of culture the US is a _______
mosaic
When groups are differently treated with out regard to their behavior or qualifications __________ occurs
discrimination
The argument that African Americans are more criminal than whites by nature ____
is not sustained by the evidence
Many observers believe that the relationship between racism and the CJ system is_____
reciprocal
The gap between unemployment rates for african americans men and every other group grows when__________
________ adults have commited a serious offense in their life
Nearly all
The victims perception of the race of the offender__________
is off
A consequence of the view of differintial criminality would be that____
Which of the following contribute to high rates of incarceration of AA
CJ officials make a variety of decisions that disadvantages minority males these include_______
The problem of disporportanity is_____ if the problem is not racist ppl but disadvantagious rules and practices
more complicated
The high % of young AA men behind bars result in their _______
Prison surpassed college as a place for young AA men after ___ (Year)
1980
No one can dispute the _______ impact of the prison systems growth on young men of color
AA make up 40% of the prison population but _______% of all american residents
13%
If current rates of incarceration continue nearly _____ of all AA children born today will go to prison
1 in 3 AA men are ________
Under correctional supervision
Patterns of diproportunate representation in the CJ system
In the everyday thinking of many americans crime is a ________ phenoma
racial
Self reports studies show that __________ have committed a crime
nearly everyone
It is estimated that ______ AA men are permantly banned from voting
13% 1.4 million
The belief that executions of wrong doers deter others from committing the crime reflects ______
utilitarian
The belief that one who takes anothers life deserves a punishment equal to the victims fate _______
moral
opponents of the death penalty that only ________ has the right to take a life
God
Opponents of capital punishment argue that _______
There is no evidence that the death penatly deters violent crime
supporters of captial punishment argue that it will _______
deter violent crime
Studies show that the public
support
Mark Custanzo found that the public _____ when ppl chose between deathand life w/o parole
is evenly split
Ford v wainwright
execution of the mentaly ill probhibited even after being sentenced
Who gets the death penatly is a result of
fall steadily
It took appx. how long for Angel Diaz to die by lethal injection in florida
a half hour
Until the mid 1700s criminal punishment in Europe and america colonies focused on the offenders
body
executions in most parts of the country were carried out in the public until _______
the 1830s
After 1935 the number of executions began to _________
the number of states w/o the DP has _______ in recent years
increased
since 1976 the number of ppl facing the death penatly has ______-
increased dramatically
anaylists argue that public opinion for the DP is _________
somewhat confusing
In other western democracies the DP has been ___________
abolished
the latest attempt to impose capital punishment in a way that does not offend modern cultural sensabilities is ______
To ensure through delibration before imposing the DP legislatures enacted _________
2 stage decision making process
Research shows that DP is more likely to be imposed when_________
Atkins v Virginia
execution of the mentally retarded is illleagal
In which case was it ruled that offenders cannot recieve the DP if they were under 18 at the time of the crime
roper v simmons
consular officials must be notified when______
Of the 22 thousands arrests for murder and non neglagent man slaughter fewer that _________ recieved the DP