15 Aug project two
You will present your pitch research in a presentation format of your choosing. Numerous issues listed below are encompassed in the Sharanda Jones case. For the issues not related to the case, consider how they will fit into an installation; consider using a What if . . . ? slide that explores how it might have been different if she had been white, mentally ill, or otherwise different for each factor youve been asked to include.
- Describe how policing is affected by a lack of cultural competence in both systemic and individual biases. Include commentary on the following issues in relation to cultural bias:
- Overpolicing certain races or ethnicities
- Militarization of police
- Field decisions
- Other issues of diversity:
- Mental illness
- LGBTQ+
- Describe how courts are affected by a lack of cultural competence in both systemic and individual biases. Include commentary on the following issues in relation to cultural bias:
- Discrepancies related to drug crime sentencing
- Bail
- Discrepancies related to socioeconomic status
- Discrepancies related to death-penalty sentencing
- Other issues of diversity:
- Mental illness
- LGBTQ+
- Describe how corrections is affected by a lack of cultural competence in both systemic and individual biases. Include commentary on the following issues in relation to cultural bias:
- Geography and female prisons
- Medical issues (e.g., Sharanda Joness mother)
- Lack of oversight in private prisons
- Placement of transgendered people
- Male corrections officers in female prisons
- Treatment of mentally ill, disabled, pregnant, etc.
- Explain the need for diversity in the recruitment of criminal justice professionals. Include commentary on the following issues in relation to cultural bias:
- Current demographic information related to diversity
- Gender equity
- The importance of mirroring society
What to Submit
To complete this project, you must submit the following:
Installation Ideas
Your installation ideas can be presented through whatever medium best suits your needs, including a portfolio of text and pictures, a video presentation in which you explain your ideas as if you were in a face-to-face meeting, or a presentation with speaker notes or voice over.
https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2018/12/two-key-criminal-justice-reforms/
https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/new-reforms-bypass-dallas-inmate-sentenced-to-life-for-first-drug-arrest-7680480
