What are the pros and/or cons to a geriatrics court in terms of processing elderly offenders?
How could such a court be used in a fashion similar to the juvenile justice system?
Describe a situation where you think a tech company has overstepped your privacy in the past. choose a social media platform, government-run service, search platform, gaming company or any other type of tech company. I’m not really picky here. What happened? What was violated? Would you feel differently about this situation if they had done things just a little differently? Explain that, too.
Watch the Documentary 13th by Ava DuVernay
– What does the documentary tell us about how institutional racism (in the criminal justice system) affects family life?
– What messages does the documentary have about race relations in America?
discussing the effects of race and the criminal justice system on the American family. This is where you also include stories or examples from the documentary.
read the article, The Black-White Test Score Gap: Why It Persists and What Can Be Done by Christopher Jencks and Meredith Phillips.
What are the most common conservative explanations for the black-white test score gap, and do the authors support these perspectives as valid?
Summarize the strategies that the authors propose to reduce the black-white test score gap.
Which strategy do you think would be the most beneficial and why?