Day 3

The New Jim Crow Lesson Plan

Discussion of Thought Questions

  1. 1

    What information presented in Chapter 3 is surprising, or even shocking?

    Students may write that they are surprised to learn that even though white people make up the majority of drug users, black and Latinx people make up the majority of people imprisoned for drug-related crimes. The fact that white people make up the majority of drug users alone may be surprising to students. They may also be shocked to learn how the Supreme Court has made it tremendously difficult for ordinary people to find justice against racial discrimination in the criminal justice system.

  2. 2

    What are some assumptions and/or myths people have about the criminal justice system?

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