13th amendment - amendment that abolished slavery except those that have committed a crime
Goal of Criminal Justice System - increase public safety; remove dangerous people from society
Incarceration facts - -People of color make up 30% of the US populations, they make up 60% of those who are imprisoned
-1 out of every 15 African American men are incarcerated
-1 our of every 36 Hispanic men are incarcerated
-1 out of every 106 White men are incarcerated
Surplus Populations - refer primarily to economically disadvantaged populations (unemployed or underemployed)
What is the largest mental health facility in the US? - Cook County Jail
1920s - woman obtained the right to vote in the US (the 19th amendment)
1980s - some states still didn't have laws against husbands raping their wives
Intersectionality - a theory about how one individual or a community can face overlapping discrimination/privilege
Implicit Bias - natural, instinctive prejudices that all human beings are unaware of; quick first impressions
social group - subset of a population that maintains social interactions
black codes - penalized African Americans who were found by Whites to be rude, disrespectful, or threatening
Individual Oppression - our own interactions, shaped by our backgrounds and experiences (e.g. lady may not get job because she is pregnant)
Institutional Oppression - systemic mistreatment of people within a society, which is enforced on institutions based on membership in a social identity group
Cultural Oppression - social group being mistreated due to their cultural backgrounds
Pervasive Oppression - "woven together through time and reinforced in the present" (the way we do things)
Restrictive Oppression - "oppression restricts both self-development and self-determination"
Hierarchical Oppression - some people have more access
Internalized Oppression - e.g: when african americans people would start believing the harsh stereo types and would harm their self images
Four Areas that Impact the CJ System - -Globalization and Immigration (worldwide growing interdependency)
-Militarization
-Privitization
-Cybercrime/Security
Judicial Workers - prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, etc..
Correctional Workers - make up majority of workers in prisons/jails
Criminology - study of crime, criminals, law enforcement, and punishment.
Supernatural causes - causes beyond the understanding of ordinary mortals, such as the influence of gods, demons or magic
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