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Read the article Manhattan to Stop Prosecuting Prostitution, Part of Nationwide Shift https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/nyregion/manhattan-to-stop-prosecuting-prostitution.html
While this is a recent development, many states/cities are reluctant to legalize prostitution. Why are jurisdictions reluctant to legalize or decriminalize prostitution? See here.
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Why, according to critical criminologists, are the “crimes of the powerful” (politicians, business people, and other elites) less likely to be severely punished than those of the poor, even when those crimes have mortal consequences? Do you have examples proving …
Research indicates that when a juvenile becomes involved in the juvenile justice system, he or she is more likely to be involved again in adulthood. Why do you think this is the case? What effect do you think this has …
Based on the study materials from Week 12, please contribute to the discussion on how afterschool programs can help with preventing delinquency and criminality among adolescents. Consider this initiative from Columbus, OH for last summer. Make sure to reference a …
Based on the readings, the guest lecture, and videos, who do you think are the victims of white collar crime? How can we measure the extent of harm caused by white collar crime?
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As we are learning about the criminogenic (causing crime) characteristics of neighborhoods, it is important to think about how we can overcome disorganization and organize the communities, instead. Read about the project where artist Ariana Faye Allensworth aims at doing …
Watch Richard Wilkinson’s TED talk which charts the hard data on economic inequality, and shows what gets worse when rich and poor are too far apart: real effects on health, lifespan, even such basic values as trust. Do you agree …
In The Philadelphia Negro (1899), W.E.B. Du Bois stresses “Crime is a phenomenon of organized social life, and is the open rebellion of an individual against his social environment” (p.235). What is Du Bois’s argument about the causes of crime …
Please watch the following video: Why Are We Using Prisons to Treat Mental Illness? • OverCriminalized • BRAVE NEW FILMS (BNF)
Also, please read the article about the stabbing spree on the subway in February: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/24/nyregion/rigoberto-lopez-nyc-subway-stabbings.html?smid=url-share
How can we overcome …
