Link to Article:
https://www.nytimes.com/paidpost/netflix-13th/plantation-to-prison.html ;
Writing Assignment #1
This paper should be based on the video we watched in class on Netflix, “13th – Plantation to Prison”.
Please answer these questions?
1. What do researchers mean when they use the term “mass incarceration”? Please provide details based on actual data.
2. What do researchers mean when they use the term “disproportionate minority contact”? Please provide details based on actual data.
3. What do researchers mean when they use the term “the New Jim Crow”? Please provide details based on actual data.
4. What do researchers mean when they use the term “social justice”? Please provide details based on actual data.
5. What can faculty in criminal justice and criminology do to advocate for changes in the criminal justice system?
6. What can students in criminal justice and criminology do to advocate for changes in the criminal justice system.
7. If you were to advocate for any needed change in the justice system – especially related to bias and discrimination based on race, class, or gender, what would you pick and why?
***If you have any additional questions don’t hesitate to ask. **These papers should use APA formatting, be at least 3 to 4 pages (750 words minimum), 12-pt, Times New Roman, and double spaced. Please provide a title page and a reference page as well. These papers will be submitted online.
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