WEEK 8 (3/20 to 3/27): Criminalizing and Imprisoning Communities of Color | Real People, Real Lives, Real Implications

For the next three weeks, we will be reading Victor Rios’ book Punished. In each class, we will analyze and discuss the main ideas from the chapters.

Reading:

Victor Rios, Punished (2011): Preface & Chapters 1 – Dreams Deferred

https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bmcc/reader.action?docID=865849&ppg=22

The book is also available on Spotify or Audible if you have a subscription. Actually, Audible is offering a 30-day trial which is perfect for our book discussion duration.

You can read the chapters here.https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/crj-204criminal-justice-and-the-urban-community-spring23/wp-content/uploads/sites/2901/2023/03/Punished_Policing_the_Lives_of_Black_and_Latino_Bo…_-_Pg_8-43.pdf

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