What is problematic about the idea of Asian Americans as a “model minority?”

What will be an ideal response?


Varies. A sample answer follows. The idea of Asian Americans as a "model minority" is a stereotype. First, not all Asian American individuals are alike. Some are rich and well educated, while others are refugees. Second, not all Asian American and Pacific Islander groups are alike. Refugees from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam are overrepresented in the corrections system. If people assume that all API individuals are part of a model minority, then the API individuals who are incarcerated will not get the culturally sensitive programs that could help them.

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a. True b. False

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________ are the divisions or zones that police officers are assigned to

A) Hotspots B) Directed patrol C) Beats D) Sectors E) both C and D

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The first thing a police agency must do when establishing a S.T.E.P (Selective Traffic Enforcement Program) is determine where certain traffic events are occurring in the community. Which of the following is not one of those events?

a. Failing to yield the right-of-way. b. Speeding. c. School zone speeding. d. Seat belt use. e. Disobeying traffic control signs or signals. f. High incidence crash locations.

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According to Richard Quinney, the solution to the crime problem involves the collapse of the __________ society

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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