Systemic Discrimination
1. Is systemic discrimination a serious problem in the criminal justice system?
– At this point in our history, is this even a subject for honest debate?
2. Select one of the three policy choice examples above. Evaluate the policy by answering each of the following questions about that policy:
– What problem is the policy designed to address? Does it address the problem? Why or why not?
– Who might support the policy? Who might oppose it? Why?
– What benefits might come from the policy?
– What costs might result from the policy?
– Does this policy have the potential to systematically increase or decrease discrimination?
– What other policies might address the problem? Are they better? Why?
Here are links provided:
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/how-we-rise/2020/06/11/systemic-racism-and-america-today/
https://www.city-journal.org/html/criminal-justice-system-racist-13078.html
https://time.com/5851855/systemic-racism-america/
https://www.asanet.org/wp-content/uploads/savvy/images/press/docs/pdf/ASARaceCrime.pdf
https://www.asanet.org/wp-content/uploads/savvy/images/press/docs/pdf/ASARaceCrime.pdf
https://www.crf-usa.org/brown-v-board-50th-anniversary/the-color-of-justice.html