Watch Michelle Alexander’s Ted Talk book “The New Jim Crow” aims to stimulate a conversation about the criminal justice system’s role in creating and perpetuating racial hierarchy (or a racial caste-like system) in the United States. She raises compelling arguments about institutional racism, mass incarceration and felon disenfranchisement in the U.S. In this week’s discussion, discuss your own thoughts on this piece. Do you agree or disagree? In your view, what are some of the problems with incarceration as the primary sentence? What alternatives would you recommend in lieu of incarceration? What sentencing philosophy supports your favorite alternative?
1.3 Policymaking Role of the U.S. Supreme Court Jan 13 – Feb 2 The U.S. Supreme Court is the highest court of last resort and has the last say in the
1.3 Policymaking Role of the U.S. Supreme Court Jan 13 – Feb 2 The U.S. Supreme Court is the highest court of last resort and has the last say in the cases it chooses to hear (i.e., Rule of Four). Its rulings set binding precedent across all 50 states. The Supreme