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?
Now that we’ve explored the question of what happens when police abuse your power, you’ll take act as chief of Atlanta Police one more time. In this
Now that we’ve explored the question of what happens when police abuse your power, you’ll take act as chief of Atlanta Police one more time. In this discussion, you’ll decide how your department would both strive to prevent and respond to issues of abuses of power. Steps to Complete Choose