Assignment:
Answer the following questions:
1) What is the difference between race and ethnicity?
2) What are the problems with racial and ethnic categories?
3) Where does the CJ system gets it data from and what are some of the problems with this data?
4) Define disparity and discriminatio?
5) What's the Discrimination -Disparity Continuum?
6) Explain what is a Racial Hoax and how they impact the CJ system?
7) Identify 3 myths vs. reality about gangs?
8) What is the difference between intra-racial and inter-racial crime?
9) Should the media be held liable for promoting crime negatively?
10) Both Heather MacDonald and Marc Mauer had reasons as to why there are racial disparities in the criminal justice system. Who do you agree with and why?