Deck 11: The Color of Justice

Question 1

Explain how U.S. Supreme Court rulings on jury make up, legal representation or another procedural issue has contributed to reductions in systematic racial discrimination within the criminal justice system.

Answer 1

NOT ANSWERED.

Question 2

Given the increasing attention to immigration by the criminal justice system, what is the proper role of local police departments in the immigration debates?

Answer 2

NOT ANSWERED.

Question 3

Explain what is meant by the claim that the criminal justice system is characterized by contextual discrimination .

Answer 3

NOT ANSWERED.

Question 4

Given the persistence of identifiable racial discrimination in the application of the death penalty, should we reform capital punishment? If so, how? If not, why not?

Question 5

Is racial polarization increasing or decreasing in contemporary America? Explain your response.

Question 6

How have the media contributed to public perceptions that the typical offender is a racial or ethnic minority and the typical victim is white?