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The topic for the critical thinking essay is Systemic Racism in Policing. First, you need to provide a definition for systemic racism and how it applies to policing in America. Second, you need to determine if there is solid evidence of racial disparities in police conduct toward minorities. What does the data say about policing and racial bias? What explains the disproportionate rates of police stops, police searches, drug arrests, and use of force for minorities? Is it systemic racism or criminal behavior? Third, what are some of the proposals that have been suggested for police reform?
Here are some suggestions for writing the critical thinking essay:
1) Review some articles on how to write a critical thinking essay; 2) In your introduction, provide one or two definitions of systemic racism in policing in America; 3) Research the topic by performing a search on "Systemic Racism in Policing"; 4) In your introduction you can compare recent comments about systemic racism in policing by President Trump, and other members of his administration, with comments by Democrats, including Joe Biden; 5) Determine if you think that there are disparities or differences between how police interact with minorities and whites. For example, are minorities stopped by police disproportionately when compared with whites? Other interactions include, but are not limited to police searches, drug arrests, and use of force. Are these disparities because of systemic racism or because of criminal behavior? 6) Perform a search on proposals for police reform and include several (4-5) of the proposals in your essay.
The critical thinking essay must be 1.5-2 pages in length, double-spaced, following MLA format. The essay should be at least 750-1000 words. Make sure that you include the word count with your essay. Failure to include the word count will result in a rejection of your essay along with a penalty.
Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, reflection, or reasoning, as a guide to logical conclusions. Simply put, critical thinking is the process of analyzing facts in order to form a logical judgment.
Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally about what to do or what to believe. It includes the ability to engage in reflective and independent thinking. Critical thinking includes the following:
understanding the logical connections between ideas
identifying, constructing and evaluating arguments
solving problems systematically
identifying the relevance and importance of ideas
reflecting on the justification of logical conclusions
The essay should include a well-developed thesis. The thesis is the main argument of your essay. Your entire essay will be based upon this thesis and it will be the main focus of your essay and should state an arguable claim. An outline should be included to help you structure information and ideas effectively. Use the main body of your essay to support your argument. Use your body paragraphs to discuss specific components of evidence to prove your thesis statement. Finally, you need to add a concluding paragraph that summarizes your arguments. Your conclusion should highlight what you have to tried to show and prove to your reader.
MLA FORMAT