CJS 101 1st Edition Lecture 6Outline of Last Lecture II. 1950’s AmericaIII. Civil rights movementA) Jim Crow lawsIV. 1960’s- a Decade in FluxVlll. Crime in AmericaA) rise in crimeB) race and crimeOutline of Current Lecture V. Politics of crime controlVI. RehabVII. 1980’s drugsA) Nelson Rockefeller Vlll. Drug statsA) Police strategiesCurrent LectureThe War on Drugs and the new Jim CrowPolitics of crime control:-need to crack down on crime-increase funding to cops-get tough on crime, increase punishment-minimize rehab programsResults of Rehab (doesn’t work):-elimination of treatment programs in prison-elimination of educational programs in prisonThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-shift focus to punishment and lots of itBeginning of war on drugs: heroin swept inner cities in 1960s, President Nixon declared drugs tobe “public enemy #1”Nelson Rockefeller: passed harshest drug laws in the nation1980’s: President Regan ramps up War on Drugs, “Operation Pipeline”Drug stats:-whites and blacks use and sell drugs at similar rates-whites sell to friends behind closed doors-blacks sell to strangers in public settingsPolice strategies:-Police “stop and frisk” blacks at much higher rate than whites-blacks are more likely to be stopped on sidewalk for less valid reasons-seizure of contraband from stops are higher for whites than black-blacks are more likely than whites to be convicted and
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