Race and Criminal Justice

Race and CJ impact
DUE: No later than class time: Week of April 14
POINTS: Up to 20   
LENGTH: four pages (about 800-1,000 words)

First, make yourself familar with Obama's speech:

You can see The VIDEO

Or, just READ IT.

Then read these two articles (easy and short) on "race talk."
Summary of Race Talk and Race talk 


This Tribune piece by  Dawn Trice  might also be helpful.

What is Obama calling for, and how can criminal justice practioners
begin moving forward? If you were a prison warden, police chief,
social welfare supervisor, teacher or university administrator, judge,
or in some other position able to push buttons, what would you do
(if anything) and if nothing why not?

NOTE: THIS *IS NOT* a political paper - it makes no difference with
whether you like him or Clinton or McCain or whether you disagree or agree
with speech. The intent is to examine how race might be invisible in the
CJ system.

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