Assignment Task:
Review: The color of justice - Racial and Ethnic disparity in state prisons
In your paper, answer the following questions:
Question 1: Define racial subordination and the ways its legacy in the U.S. has influenced the criminal justice system.
Question 2: Summarize the factors associated with biased policies, policing, and prosecutorial charges.
Question 3: Identify the racial differences in the rates of incarceration for people of color and White populations.
Question 4: Describe the three contributors to the racial disparities described in the export.
Question 5: Analyze the recommendations associated with criminal justice reform (e.g., mandatory minimum sentencing, transfer of juveniles to adult prisons, etc.).
Question 6: Compare the states that have large racial disparities associated with the ratios of Black/White and Latinx/White incarcerated individuals in state prisons.
The Sentencing Project paper:
- Must be three to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center's APA Formatting for Microsoft Word.