Watch Michelle Alexander’s Ted Talk book “The New Jim Crow” aims to stimulate a conversation about the criminal justice system’s role in creating and perpetuating racial hierarchy (or a racial caste-like system) in the United States. She raises compelling arguments about institutional racism, mass incarceration and felon disenfranchisement in the U.S. In this week’s discussion, discuss your own thoughts on this piece. Do you agree or disagree? In your view, what are some of the problems with incarceration as the primary sentence? What alternatives would you recommend in lieu of incarceration? What sentencing philosophy supports your favorite alternative?
Discuss the difference between classical, neoclassical, and positivist criminology. Give an example of a crime and explain the crime using each
Discuss the difference between classical, neoclassical, and positivist criminology. Give an example of a crime and explain the crime using each theory. What are the differences between criminal and civil law? Provide examples or scenarios that highlight those differences. Justify your response with supporting material from at least one scholarly academic