Race and Ethnics Relations

  
SOC 350 Race and Ethnic Relations

Crime and Punishment in the Context of Race/Ethnicity

Journal (#5): we examine crime and punishment in the context of race and ethnicity.  
Our objectives this week are to: 200 words min.
· Recall the history of the American prison system and the prison boom of the late twentieth century;

· Recognize structural factors (such as racial profiling, policing and surveillance) impacting the differential between incidences of crime, arrest rates, convictions, and incarcerations;
· Evaluate the relationship between the criminal justice system and other institutions such as the economy and politics;
· Compare public beliefs/fears about crime and race with data; and

 
· Analyze the historical relationship between the penal system, social control, and race/ethnicity.

Please read all the information provided within the module and the indicated course book readings, then proceed to complete and submit this week’s assignments in a timely and effective manner.
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