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Assignment: Race & Ethnicity in Criminal Justice
Directions: Watch the documentary Slavery By Another Name and complete the assigned readings for this module. The first 4 questions pertain to the documentary and also incorporate a reading. You can answer these questions like free-writes as you will not necessarily be graded for grammar unless I cannot understand what you are saying in your answers.
I. What was the process of evolution from slavery to the convict leasing system? (in 100 words or more)
II. In what ways did the convict leasing system further the production of a racial hierarchy (and thus the development of, what Bonilla-Silva calls, the racialized social system? (in 100 words or more)
III. Most people are unaware of this history of convict leasing, not because of individual fault, but because of other factors. Reflect on your own history and determine what you knew and were taught, thought you knew, and/or did not know about this system (in 100 words or more).
IV. After your reflection above, consider the following question: How might Bonilla-Silva say society's lack of knowledge of the convict leasing system relates to the maintenance of the racialized social system discussed in the previous question? Get the instant assignment help.
V. The 13th Amendment is proudly claimed to have abolished slavery. It is a right that is listed in the constitution (with an obvious caveat that it can be used "as punishment for a crime"). What does this reveal about the limits of simply expanding "rights" to people? Does the expansion of "rights" equal equality or are there other factors that influence equality becoming an outcome? (in 100 words or more)
VI. Below are two readings you should complete prior to our class where we discuss the tour and the documentary (they are also linked in the syllabus).
VII. Levenson, Michael. 2023. "Prisoners Sue Alabama, Calling Prison Labor System a ‘Form of Slavery.' The New York Times. December 12. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
VIII. McDowell, Robin and Margie Mason. 2024. "Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands." The Associated Press. January 29. Retrieved January 31, 2024.