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2.10 - New Jim Crow Pg. 3 - 4

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11 questions
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Which selection(s) represents the number of youth that are held in facilities for drug related crimes that are not prisons or detention facilities?

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1) This Assignment will be graded for Effort
2) All answers must be completed By the Due Date to recieve full credit.
3) The Total Grade will be out of 10 Total Points.
4) The Assignment must be complete by 2/10/21 at the end of class, to recieve full credit.

  • Me
  • I have read and understand the above statements
  • I have read the above statements but I do NOT understand.
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1) If you selected the "I DO NOT UNDERSTAND" Bucket, please state specifically what is unclear about the statements here.
2) Inlcude any specific questions that you have about the statements in Question #1.

In my experience, people who have been incarcerated rarely have difficulty identifying the
parallels between these systems of social control. Once they are released, they are often
denied the right to vote, excluded from juries, and relegated to a racially segregated and
subordinated existence. Through a web of laws, regulations, and informal rules, all of which
are powerfully reinforced by social stigma, they are confined to the margins of mainstream
society and denied access to the mainstream economy. They are legally denied the ability to
obtain employment, housing, and public benefits—much as African Americans were once
forced into a segregated, second-class citizenship in the Jim Crow era.
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1) Determine what the central idea of each sentence below is.
2) Drag each of the below sentences into the category that you think it best fits in. Be ready to explain your reasoning for your choice.

  • Once they are released, they are often denied the right to vote, excluded from juries, and relegated to a racially segregated and subordinated existence
  • Through a web of laws, regulations, and informal rules, all of which are powerfully reinforced by social stigma,
  • they are confined to the margins of mainstream society and denied access to the mainstream economy
  • They are legally denied the ability to
    obtain employment, housing, and public benefits
  • much as African Americans were once
    forced into a segregated, second-class citizenship in the Jim Crow era.
  • Social - regarding communication
  • Economic - regarding finances
  • Political - regarding laws
President Ronald Reagan officially announced the current drug war in 1982, before crack
became an issue in the media or a crisis in poor black neighborhoods. A few years after the
drug war was declared, crack began to spread rapidly in the poor black neighborhoods of Los
Angeles and later emerged in cities across the country. The Reagan administration hired staff
to publicize the emergence of crack cocaine in 1985 as part of a strategic effort to build public
and legislative support for the war.

The media campaign was an extraordinary success. Almost overnight, the media was saturated with images of black “crack whores,” “crack dealers,” and “crack babies”— images that seemed to confirm the worst negative racial stereotypes about impoverished inner-city residents. The media bonanza surrounding the “new demon drug” helped to catapult the War on Drugs from an ambitious federal policy to an actual war.
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1) Determine what the central idea of each sentence below is.
2) Drag each of the below sentences into the category that you think it best fits in. Be ready to explain your reasoning for your choice.

  • President Ronald Reagan officially announced the current drug war in 1982, before crack became an issue in the media or a crisis in poor black neighborhoods.
  • A few years after the drug war was declared, crack began to spread rapidly in the poor black neighborhoods of Los Angeles and later emerged in cities across the country.
  • The Reagan administration hired staff
    to publicize the emergence of crack cocaine in 1985 as part of a strategic effort to build public and legislative support for the war.
  • The media campaign was an extraordinary success.
  • Almost overnight, the media was saturated with images of black “crack whores,” “crack dealers,” and “crack babies”— images that seemed to confirm the worst negative racial stereotypes about impoverished inner-city residents.
  • The media bonanza surrounding the “new demon drug” helped to catapult the War on Drugs from an ambitious federal policy to an actual war.
  • Tools - something used for a specific function
  • People - individual or group
  • Idea - thought behind an action or choice
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Based on the data provided in the 1st paragraph. Select ALL of the statements below that are true.

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What is Apartheid? How is it related to U.S. prison systems?

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What does a criminologist do? Who are they most likely to be employed by?

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What text from the document would you cite to support the claim, "Experts informed the governement that prisons are failing over 40 years ago."

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Drag the below examples into the category that it best fits under

  • Access to COVID-19 Vaccine
  • Increase in car-jackings in the city of chicago
  • Use of Excessive Force / Police Brutality
  • Banning Gay Marriage
  • Arresting immigrants at the border.
  • Making abortion legal
  • Criminal Justice Issue
  • Civil Rights Issue
  • Both Criminal Justice & Civil Rights
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At what level did you participate in today's in class session?