Question

Commonlit

Passage: I GOT MYSELF ARRESTED SO I COULD LOOK INSIDE THE JUSTICE SYSTEM

Answers for the assessment questions please
1. PART A: Which statement best expresses the central idea of the text?

A
The first step in removing the corruption in the justice system is to expose it to the public.
B
People are charged more severely when they make vocal judgments about law enforcement and the justice system.
C
Ensuring that all people have equal access to justice begins with law enforcement remaining unbiased in their policing.
D
The justice system does not provide equally or appropriately fair punishments and disproportionately mistreats people of color.
2. PART B: Which quote from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

A
“But in between the important cases, I found myself spending most of my time prosecuting people of color for things we white kids did with impunity growing up in the suburbs.” ( Paragraph 2)
B
“I walked up to the east entrance of City Hall and tagged the words ‘N.Y.P.D. Get Your Hands Off Me’ on a gatepost in red paint. The surveillance video shows me doing this, 20 feet from the police officer manning the gate.” ( Paragraph 12)
C
“I went home and blogged about the incident, publicizing what I’d done and posting pictures, before returning to the guard tower the next day, and the next, to hand over my license and letter.” ( Paragraph 15)
D
“Some time later the door swung open and a CO led three more men into our cell. Eighteen men were now sitting and lying feet to head, or feet to feet, along the length of the bench and floor.” ( Paragraph 31)
3. PART A: What connection does the author draw between his appearance and his experiences with the justice system?

A
The author explains how his professional clothing made him a target for harassment from the other people locked in the cell.
B
The author attributes his short stature and height as the reasons for the officers’ delayed responses to his criminal behavior.
C
The author describes the officers as more reluctant to confront him, a white man in a suit, than when they interacted with people of color.
D
The author claims that he received a much lighter sentence for his crimes because of his young age and status as a lawyer.
4. PART B: Which TWO details from the text best support the answer to Part A?

A
“The officers grumbled a few choice curse words and then ran down the stairs in pursuit of the young man. Though I was the one clearly breaking a law, they went after him.” ( Paragraph 10)
B
“I moved closer, within 10 feet of him, and tagged it again. I could see him inside watching video monitors that corresponded to the different cameras.” ( Paragraph 12)
C
“Each time, the guards saw a young professional in a suit, not the suspect they had in mind, and each time they handed me back my license and turned me away.” ( Paragraph 15)
D
“‘When will you let me see my attorney? He’s been upstairs waiting to see me for two hours!’ another man called out in the direction of a group of corrections officers sitting and talking out of view.” ( Paragraph 24)
E
“Around midnight, after 34 hours in custody, I was led to a courtroom upstairs to be arraigned. The district attorney’s office, responsible for prosecuting offenders, asked the judge to dismiss my case with three days of community service.” ( Paragraph 34)
F
“After the orientation, I went straight to my probation officer and requested permission to spend Christmas with my family in Massachusetts. I listened in disbelief as she denied my request... I knew that regular family contact has been shown to reduce recidivism.” ( Paragraph 45)
5. Which statement best describes how the author develops his analysis of different people’s experiences with the justice system?

A
The author explores how his experiences with the justice system improved when people found out he was an assistant district attorney.
B
The author exposes how the justice system treats people unequally by comparing his own experiences with his observations of others’.
C
The author contrasts the unfair treatment he experienced with the fair treatment he provided the people he prosecuted.
D
The author uses his legal expertise to break down his experience with the justice system and explain why it was so unjust.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer No 1)

The correct option is D) The justice system does not provide equally or appropriately fair punishments and disproportionately mistreats people of color.

Step-by-step explanation:

The article written by Bobby Constantino in 2013 clearly reflects that even after so much struggle, discrimination on the basis of colour is still very common in America. The article reflects that how a white person is ignored by even the police when he is doing something wrong and how the black Americans are unfairly treated by the police officers in America.

Answer No 2)

The correct option is D) “Some time later the door swung open and a CO led three more men into our cell. Eighteen men were now sitting and lying feet to head, or feet to feet, along the length of the bench and floor.”

Step-by-step explanation:

Bobby Constantino observed that even inside the jail, the black people were treated far badly than the white people. The author describes that how he witnessed a police officer bringing black men in a dirty cell in huge numbers. The cell did not have enough space for all of them yet they lay above each other along the length of the bench and floor.

Answer No 3)

The correct option is C) The author describes the officers as more reluctant to confront him, a white man in a suit, than when they interacted with people of color.

Step-by-step explanation:

The author tries to tell his readers that while doing the crimes, he preferred to dress in a suit. His colour and his appearance was the reason that the police officers were so reluctant to confront him. On the other hand, the police officers readily confronted the Black Americans or the African Americans even when they had done nothing wrong.

Answer No 4)

The correct option is C) “Each time, the guards saw a young professional in a suit, not the suspect they had in mind, and each time they handed me back my license and turned me away.”

Step-by-step explanation:

In part A, the author explains how his appearance and colour made the police officer or the guards reluctant to confront him. He explains this event again when he encounters the guards. The author described how the guards let him go for a number of days just because he wasn't a black coloured person. If in his place, an African American would have committed the crime he would have been given severe punishment and would have been mistreated.

Answer No 5)

The author exposes how the justice system treats people unequally by comparing his own experiences with his observations of others’.

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to understand the justice system, the author decided to observe and experience the judicial system on his own. The author exposes how he, being a white person, was treated with such leniency even though when he broke certain laws. H e also observed that how the people who did not have white colour were treated brutally by the police officers and the judicial system.