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Questiоn 2: Histоricаl, Sоciаl Clаss, and Structural Disadvantage Historical inequalities have shaped who received protection from the law and who is more likely to experience criminalization. In your response: 1. Describe one important historical example of race, gender, or class inequality in the U.S. criminal justice system. 2. Explain how the history continues to influence present-day criminal justice outcomes. 3. Explain how social class or economic inequality affects a person’s ability to access justice. 4. Use one example of resistance or reform by a marginalized community and explain what it changed – or attempted to change.
Questiоn 1: Crime, Theоry, аnd Inequаlity The cаuses оf crime and the responses to crime are influenced by both individual behavior and larger social conditions. In your response: 1. Explain two criminological theories from this course and how each explains the causes of crime. 2. Explain how race, class, gender, age, or another social identity can shape experiences with crime, victimization, or the criminal justice system. Be sure to include the concept of intersectionality in your explanation. 3. Use one or two research findings or course examples to challenge a common misconception about race and crime. 4. Based on your analysis, explain whether the U.S. criminal justice system primarily reduces inequality, reinforces inequality, or does both.