2.3 - 13th Documentary

Before you begin watching the film answer the following prompts below.

1) One thing I know about the Criminal Jusitce System is.....

Before you begin watching the film answer the following prompts below.

1) One thing I want to know about the Criminal Jusitce System is.....

Before you begin watching the film answer the following prompts below.

1) One thing I expect to learn about the Criminal Jusitce System from this Documentary is.....

The 13th Amendment bans anyone being held as a slave. One exception to that rule is

The U.S. Economy was fully dependent on Free Black Labor since it's beginning.

How was film (Movies) used to communicate fear of Black People?

How was media (News) used to communicate fear of Civil Rights Leaders?

In what year did the Prison Population begin to grow much faster

What two elements were combined that lead to higher arrests in U.S. Cities

Match the Item below to the correct category to the right

Black People supported politicians and laws that targeted Black People as criminals.

Put the items below in the order that they usually happen

1. More money is put into police departments
2. More prisons are built and expanded
3. More people are arrested and put in prison
4. Politicians promote new laws to stop crime
5. Crime in targeted areas increases

Put the below movements in chronological order

1. Abolition movement
2. Civil Rights Movement
3. Black Power Movement
4. Black Lives Matters Movement

Black Leadership is constantly and consitently targeted throughout American History by the U.S. Government.

At approximately the 56:00 minute mark in the documentary, the conributers begin to talk about an organizatoin named "ALEC." From the list below select all of things that the documentary suggests that the organization is involved in.

Immigration law in the U.S. is handled differently than criminal law in the U.S.

The Documentary suggests that "Plea Bargains" are primarily used for what reason?

The U.S. Criminal Justice system has always had a direct relationship with limiting the freedoms and opportunities of the Black Community.

Based on the information presented in the Documentary, what are the two most important changes needed in the Criminal Justice system to ensure that Black and LatinX people are not continually stripped of their freedom and citizenship? Identify two of the four below areas in your answer.

1) Human behavior (people comminting crimes)

2) Legislation (laws/policies on crime)

3) Policing (Strategies of police)

4) Prison Reform (rehabilitaion strategies in prisons).