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Week 4 - Discussion
Racial Profiling and the Criminal Justice System
Prior to beginning
work on this discussion, read Chapters 7 and 9 of the course text and review
the following:
· This Is Why Everyday Racial Profiling Is So Dangerous
· Police Shootings Reflect Structural Racism
· For Black Motorists, a Never-Ending Fear of Being Stopped
And listen to the
following podcast:
· Police Shootings: How A Culture of Racism Can Infect Us All
If you would like additional materials to help you in this week’s discussion, you may also review the following website: Race, Trust and Police Legitimacy
Over the past few
years, racial profiling has been in the news because of high profile cases
involving deadly force used against unarmed African Americans, particularly
African American men. Data consistently shows that African American and Latino
men are more likely to be stopped and searched by police than white men, even
though they are unlikely to be possessing anything illegal. Critics argue that
the increased rates of stops and searches is due to racial profiling and
implicit biases. Based on reviewing the required resources, please address the
following:
·
Define racial profiling. What is the connection between stereotypes and
racial profiling? What are some of the consequences of racial profiling
discussed in the resources?
·
According to the podcast Police Shootings: How A Culture
of Racism Can Infect Us All what role
does implicit bias play in the police shootings of unarmed African Americans?
Explain how this exemplifies structural racism.
·
The article Police Shootings Reflect
Structural Racism presents
research that shows an association between levels of structural racism and the
number of shootings of unarmed people of color by police in a state. Explain
this finding in additional detail.
·
Chapter 7 in the text presents several sociological theories of race,
crime, and deviance. Choose the one that most closely fits your own beliefs
about how race, crime, and deviance are interrelated and describe it in your
own words.
·
One way to effect trans formative change is through social movements and
political activism. Are you aware of any current collective efforts (such as
protest movements, boycotts, and educational campaigns) to address racial
profiling in the criminal justice system? If yes, please describe it. If no,
please propose your own idea of a collective effort that citizens can join to
effect change in this area.
Your initial post
should be at least 800 words in length. Support your claims with examples from
required material and/or other scholarly resources and properly cite any
references.
Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your
classmates’ posts . In your replies, be sure to note any interesting
aspects of their response, such as racial profiling, police shootings, their
chosen sociological theories, and/or social movements addressing police
shootings and racial profiling. Your responses should be at least 200 words in
length.