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Homework
Write a comprehensive scholarly essay (minimum 2000 words) in which you analyze, explain, and apply these concepts in the context of a criminal justice organizational issue.
The following elements should be included in your essay:
These chapters (7 & 8) examine the influence of race and ethnicity in the sentencing of defendants in the criminal justice system. This includes all forms of punishment from intermediate sanctions, incarceration and the death penalty. Respond to following questions or statements.
Question I. Compare and contrast the meaning of the concepts of racial disparity and racial discrimination. What are the implications of both for sentencing severity for minority defendants?
Question II. Discuss and evaluate the conclusions of recent reviews of research investigating the effects of race/ethnicity on sentencing and explain how research in this area has evolved over time.
Question III. Discuss and evaluate the competing arguments regarding similarities and differences in the sentencing decisions of African-American and white judges.
Question IV. Discuss the racial differences in attitudes toward capital punishment.
Question V. Summarize the results of empirical studies examining the effect of race on the application of the death penalty.