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Questions
1. You learned that certain victims are valued above others Why do you think that is? How do you think that impacts the CJS overall? More specifically, how do different statuses play a role in bias-motivated offense laws?
2. Rusche and Kirchheimer provide an analysis of punishment and social structure" noting that frequently minorities are the labor pool that is regulated through punishment. How is this analysis relevant in criminal justice today? Find some examples of surplus labor being controlled by punishment and explain why they can be described as such
3. The former attorney general Eric Holder said that the financial institutions were "so large" that it was basically impossible for them to prosecute them. In your opinion is that actually true? Explain the reasons why state regulators prosecutors, etc. avoid cases with financially powerful entities? Give examples and include concepts/terms from the text to support your argument .
4. You read that the "safe haven law" did not exist during the Deena Deegan case. Consider how significantly that could have altered Deegan's life. What does this say about society and the CJS? Discuss how intersectionality applies to the significance of this law using a few examples .
Reference
Barak, G., Leighton, P., & Cotton, A. (2018). Class, race, gender, and crime: The social realities of justice in America (5th ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.