Assignment
Answer the following questions. Each answer should be one page;
1. Reflecting on the "school to prison pipeline", what are your thoughts on zero-tolerance policies in schools? How do these policies contribute to greater social and economic disparities across race/ethnicity? Can they be considered a form of discrimination?
2. Incarceration has deleterious effects on the life course of an individual. How do you think individuals are affected by incarceration experiences? How are families affected? How are communities affected?
3. Incarceration rates across race/ethnicity clearly display a disproportionate burden on minorities. How has the War on Drugs contributed to this disparity? Is discrimination involved? Recall, Blumstein (1993) found that nearly 80% of racial variance in incarcerated populations can be accounted for by previous criminal justice decisions.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.