DOC 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Crack Cocaine, Kalief Browder, Arizona Sb 1070
7 Feb 2017
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Clinton - adopts a position that is tough on crime . African americans are overrepresented in news as criminals. Even african americans are adopting the hegemonic belief that african. They started advocating the same policies designed to keep. The price for both is extremely different. Crack is cheaper than cocaine and thus more accessible to poor. Crack will earn you a longer sentence than cocaine. Legislature designed to keep them locked up for years without probation. Minor traffic violations allowed police to target minorities for car searches. Violent crime and its fear is crippling society . It is the government and media that drove this fear into american society. Judges are required to give up impartiality and instead give out sentences without parole. Criminalized movements like the black panther movement. For certain crimes, no matter the circumstances, judges are required to give minimum sentences.
