Deck 38: Jerome H Skolnick, Wild Pitch: Three Strikes, Youre Out and Other Bad Calls on Crime

Question 1

The imprisonment of notorious drug kingpin Felix Mitchell reduced the traffic of crack-cocaine in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The Senate Crime Bill will:

A) add 100,000 more police to the streets.
B) add only 30% of the space needed to house additional prisoners.
C) jeopardize truth in sentencing laws.
D) all of the above

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The vast majority of violent crimes are committed by:

A) teenagers.
B) young men.
C) African Americans.
D) poor white males.
E) both a and b

Answer 3

E

Question 4

During the past 16 years, California's prison population has grown 600 percent.

Question 5

In order to pay for the immense growth of the corrections department, the State of California:

A) implemented a new sales tax.
B) shifted money from public education to corrections.
C) increased monetary penalties for convicted offenders.
D) none of the above

Question 6

One in eight U.S. prisoners is incarcerated in:

A) California
B) Florida
C) New York
D) Texas

Question 7

Life imprisonment best serves the public's desire for:

A) prevention of violent crime.
B) retribution.
C) increased public safety.
D) a warning to would-be criminals.

Question 8

The federal prison population has doubled in the past decade.

Question 9

Discuss the two major trends which contribute to the recent increase in imprisonment.

Question 10

Between 1987 and 1991, Florida parolees committed 25,000 new crimes.

Question 11

Comment on the effectiveness of "three-strikes" laws.

Question 12

One in eight U.S. prisoners is incarcerated in Texas.

Question 13

What changes does the Senate Crime Bill promise to make to our current prison system?