Rita Shah
June 12, 2014
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• Gongloff, M. (2013, March 6). Eric Holder admits some banks are just too big to prosecute.
The Huffington Post. Available at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/06/eric-holder-
banks-too-big_n_2821741.html
Week 9 (October 22 and 24): Class and cj in action
A. The poor and the cj system
Required readings:
• The rich get rich…
Required readings:
• US Constitution: 13th amendment
SO370 Race, Class, and Gender in the CJ System Fall 2013
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Week 10 (October 29 and October 31): Class and cj in action
A. Documentary: The Untouchables (A Frontline Documentary)
S e c t i o n 5 : I n t e r s e c t i o n o f r a c e , c l a s s , a n d g e n d e r a n d t h e c r i m i n a l j u s t i c e s y s t e m
Week 11 (November 5 and 7): Understanding intersectionality
A. Defining intersectionality
B. General impact of intersectionality in the criminal justice system
Required readings:
• Barak et al Ch. 6
• Crenshaw, K. (1991). Mapping the margins: Intersectionality, identity, and violence against
women of color. Standford Law Review, 43(6), 1241-1299.
• Henne, K., and Troshynski, E. (2013). Mapping the margins of intersectionality:
Criminological possibilities in a transnational world. Online first article. Doi:
10.1177/1362480613494990
• Tierney, J. (2013, February 18). Prison and the poverty trap. New York Times. Available at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/science/long-prison-terms-eyed-as-contributing-to-
poverty.html?pagewanted=all
Week 12 (November 12 and 14): Intersectionality and cj in action
A. The War on Drugs
B. Domestic Violence
Required readings:
• Allard, P. (2002). Life sentences: Denying welfare benefits to women convicted of drug offenses.
Washington, DC: The Sentencing Projet.
• Brown, G. (2012). Ain’t I a victim? The intersectionality of race, class, and gender in
domestic violence and the courtroom. Cordoza Journal of Law & Gender, 19(1), 147-183.
• Bush-Baskette, S. R. (1998). The war on drugs as a war against Black women. In S. Miller
(Ed.), Crime control and women: Feminist implications of criminal justice policy (pp. 113-129).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Duley, K. (2006). Un-domesticating violence: Criminalizing survivors and U.S. mass
incarceration. Women & Therapy, 29(3-4), 75-96.
Suggested readings:
• Griffin, M. L., Armstrong, G. S., and Hepburn, J. R. (2005). Correctional officers’
perceptions of equitable treatment in the masculinized prison environment. Criminal Justice
Review, 30(2), 189-206.
• Martin, S. E. (1994). “Outsider within” the station house: The impact of race and gender on
black women police. Social Problems, 41(3), 383-400.
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Week 13 (November 19 and 21): Intersectionality and cj in action
A. Documentary: The Invisible War OR The House I Live In OR The Central Park Five
Week 14 (November 26 and 28): Work on final paper
A. Subject to change: NO CLASS
B. Work on final research papers
Week 15 (December 3 and 5): Broader impact and conclusion
A. Relationship between these issues and idealized view of the cj system
B. Relationship between these issues and social justice
C. Wrap-up
D. Last minute prepping for final project
Finals Week: (December 12)
A. 11:15 am: Final paper due ..."
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Subject Area(s):
- Race, Class and Gender
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Resource Type(s):
- Syllabus
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Class Level(s):
- College 300
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Class Size(s):
- Small
- Abstract:
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While the US criminal justice system is based on notions of equality and equal treatment under the law, recent scholarship suggests these ideals are not being put into practice. Specifically, ideas of race, class, and gender often impact how the criminal justice...