GE CLST 20B Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Death Of Freddie Gray, Shooting Of Tamir Rice, Death Of Eric Garner
24 Feb 2017
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Criminal justice system: governmental institutions directed at upholding social control, concerned with deterring and mitigating crime or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties, state engages in violence against citizens especially toward communities of color. 75th anniversary of japanese internment: president roosevelt"s signing of executive order during. Wwii: authorized internment of 120,000 men, women, and children of japanese descent, racial aspect: we were at war in europe, but german/ Race and criminal justice systems: every major racial group has faced injustice and discrimination in relation to criminal justice system, each has unique histories and contexts, focus on african americans and latinos. History and african americans: slavery enforced through legal means. Imprisoning blacks, especially in the south, to provide free labor. Jim crow laws, including black codes: legal segregation and exclusion. History and mexican americans: lynching n the west: 1850-1935 by ken gonzalez-day, texas finally acknowledges rangers killed hundreds of.
