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Assignment:
African Americans and the Criminal Justice System
Please read and answer the following questions with a thorough explanation to your answers.
Use your book for reference and using critical thinking and analysis for each question
Chapter: African Americans and the Criminal Justice System
1. It seems clear that fear is involved in many of the discussions regarding the experiences of African Americans, along with the police officers who patrol communities. How should African Americans respond when interacting with police officers? What steps should police officers take to defuse potentially hostile interactions with African Americans?
2. Is de-policing a realistic strategy for departments and officers to employ? What are the potential consequences of this lack of effective enforcement of societal rules?
3. What do we make of the argument offered by conservatives that the problem is not so much due to racism by police officers but by the high rates of black-on-black crime?
4. Is the problem of African Americans' involvement in the justice system really a function of a disintegrated Black family structure, as some experts have offered? Is it due to the absence of positive role models? What might be contributing to the problem?
Understanding the Criminal Justice System from Black Perspective
Please read and answer the following questions with a thorough explanation to your answers.
Use your book for reference and using critical thinking and analysis for each question
Chapter: African Americans and the Criminal Justice System
1. Why do you think African Americans are overrepresented in the crime statistics? Is it because they commit more crimes, or is it due to greater police presence in their communities? Explain.
2. What role, if any, does the legacy of slavery play in the involvement of African Americans in crime? Explain in detail.
3. Do you think the criminal justice system is racist toward African Americans, or does it show that individual's people within the system discriminate against African Americans? Explain.
4. What role do the media play in assessing the importance of race and the criminal justice system? Explain.
5. What role do you think the Black middle class should play in resolving some of the problems in low-income neighborhoods? Explain.
6. Assume you are a U.S. Supreme Court Justice and are hearing a case on the death penalty. Do you think studies examining the race factor in executions should be used to determine if discrimination exists? Why or why not?
Policing the Police 2020
Write two-page essay on the video.
Question: The death of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Brianna Taylor has sparked a one of the biggest movements since the 1960's. How can we change the negative perspective on American policing? Why is Black Americans always looking down the barrel of a weapon? Do you think American policing has gone too far?