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Question: Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation consideration.
This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students or to the instructor. Initial Post Due by Thursday 2/8/24 Respond to one of the following Initial Post Questions, by identifying which question you chose, (5A, 5B, 5C or 5D) in a minimum of 175 words.
Do not repost the Questions. Replies Due by Monday 2/12/24 Reply to at least 2 of your classmates or the instructor, 75 Words each.
Be constructive and professional in your responses. Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: Select and label one of the following topics:
5A1) Law Enforcement,
5A2) Courts,
5A3) Corrections, or
5A4) Juvenile Justice
What are some possible criminal justice system reforms you would like to see in the topic you selected? How could the reform you chose affect existing disparities? Explain your answer.
5B) Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: If you select this question Identify it
5B Provide an example of a highly publicized criminal event that happened by a community member (non-police) in your state within the past 5 years. Do you perceive discrimination in the responses from law enforcement, corrections, or the courts? Which specific acts contribute to this perception and explain a strategy for avoiding discrimination in similar situations?
5C) Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: If you select this question Identify it
5C Do you think prison gang formation is influenced most by external forces and the gang affiliations offenders bring to prison from the street? or is it by the internal forces of the prison environment, such as racial composition? What arguments can you offer to support your position?
5D) Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: If you select this question Identify it
5D Describe the characteristics of juvenile victims of crime. Are they like or different from the characteristics of adult victims of crime? There is a common perception that the typical juvenile offender is a person of color. Is this an accurate perception? Is there greater potential fo racial discrimination in the juvenile justice system than in the adult justice system? If so, why?