Race, Class, and Crime

Question 1

what is the instructor’s name?

Answer 1

Gretchen Schmidt

Question 2

what is her email

Answer 2

Gretchen.Schmidt@UC.edu

Question 3

What is her office hours

Answer 3

MWF- 10A-11A and 1:30p,-3p

Question 4

What is the title of the book we need

Answer 4

The color of justice: race, ethnicity, and crime in America

Question 5

What is the Grade distribution

Answer 5

Quizzes- 30%
Book check in- 10%
Discussions- 40%
Fina Project- 20%

Question 6

What is the grade scale

Answer 6

A=94-100
A-= 90-93
B+= 87-89
B-= 80-82
C+=77-79
C= 73-76
C-=70-72
D=67-69
D-=60-62
F=below 60

Question 7

Systematic discrimination

Answer 7

Discrimination at all stages of the criminal justice system, at all times, and at all places

Question 8

Institutionalized discrimination

Answer 8

Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes that are the result of the application of racially neural factors, such as prior criminal record, employment status, and demeanor

Question 9

Contextual discrimination

Answer 9

Discrimination found in particular contexts or circumstances (Regions, crimes, special victim-offender relationship

Question 10

Individual acts of discrimination

Answer 10

Discrimination that results from the acts of particular individuals but not characteristics of entire agencies or criminal justice system as a whole

Question 11

Pure justice

Answer 11

No racial and ethic discrimination at all

Question 12

What is the conflict theory premise

Answer 12

LAw used to maintain the power of the dominant group in society and control the behavior of individuals who threaten that power

Question 13

Vagrancy

Answer 13

Merely being out in public with little or no money or no purpose for being there. It controls the poor

Question 14

What are the inequalities of conflict theory

Answer 14

It is the white majority and discrimination against minorities when they are in prison

Question 15

what is linked to CJ problems

Answer 15

Race and ethnicity

Question 16

Why is the crime issue an expression of fear

Answer 16

-Crime is intra-racial
-African Americans report higher rates of victimization than white Americans and Hispanics
-White Americans report higher fear of crime
-Crime is code for fear of social change
-Chicago caused neighborhoods to form on racial changes

Question 17

What did Heath MacDonald argue

Answer 17

Is the Criminal justice system racist and disproportionate involvement in crime

Question 18

What did Mac Mauer argue

Answer 18

Disproportionate involvement in crime
Disparities in criminal justice processing
Overlaps of race and class effects
Impact of race neutral policies

Question 19

What is Race?

Answer 19

Race is major biological divisions of mankind distinguished by appearance. It is a social construct. Drop of Blood and Nonwhite

Question 20

what is ethnicity

Answer 20

Language, religion, race, and ancestral homeland, and other cultural elements.

Question 20

What is the problem with Criminal justice data

Answer 20

It isn’t self-reported
Some want to label themselves different race
Data varies

Question 21

What crime is an undocumented immigrant?

Answer 21

It is a civil offense

Question 22

What is a Uniform Crime Report

Answer 22

Nationwide cooperative effort involving law enforcement agencies voluntarily reporting data on crimes brought to their attention.

Question 23

What is National Crime Victim survey

Answer 23

Primary source of info on criminal victimization

Question 24

What is disparity

Answer 24

Difference are not always about discrimination

Question 25

what is discrimination

Answer 25

Differential treatment not based on behavior or qualifications

Question 26

what does race fall under?

Answer 26

It is a social construct