CRM J 205 1st Edition Lecture 2 Outline of Last Lecture I Justice II Culture III Society IV W E B Du Bois Outline of Current Lecture I Politics II Politics and crime III Quick facts IV Immigration crime V Racial profiling VI American Civil Liberties Union ACLU Current Lecture I Politics a Democrats vs Republicans Important to know for this course and other courses in Criminal Justice If a state is considered a red state the majority of voters tend to be republican If a state is considered a blue state the majority of voters tend to be democratic These 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 Members of both parties can be extremists Members can also be in the middle and lean slightly to the right or slightly to the lef b Democratic party Pro abortion pro choice Typically support increased firearm legislation c Republican party Typically do not support abortion Support the 2nd amendment Less government increased privatization Less taxes Believe that by decreasing taxes business will strive and this will create more jobs d Not all republicans are conservative and not all democrats are liberal II Politics and crime a Prior to the 70 s the US was beginning to focus on rehabilitation as opposed to retribution for many offenders b This was especially true for drug offenders c However society started blaming drugs for increasing crime rates d President Nixon declared a War on drugs e Both Republicans and Democrats went along with this and both parties supported increasing drug legislation f III This continues to this day Quick Facts a In 2009 the incarceration rate for African American males was 6 7 times greater than the amount of white males b Arizona SB 107 IV Passed a law permitting law enforcement officers to check the immigration status of anyone they suspect to be undocumented Immigration crime a Evidence suggests that immigration both legal and illegal doesn t lead to higher crime rates b Crime rate tends to be lower where there is higher immigration V Racial profiling a Allegations are ofen made that police officers stop and detain individuals based on the color of their skin as opposed to criminal acts VI American Civil Liberties Union ACLU a Ofen supports individuals who have been victims of profiling by law enforcement airlines or government agencies b What is ACLU Nonprofit organization Investigate civil rights violations Founded in 1920 Currently over 500 000 members Examples Freedom of speech violations Racial profiling all races Abuse of power brutality from law enforcement c ACLU doesn t only focus on racial profiling it s just one of the main things they do d African Americans and Hispanics are 3 times more likely to be searched during a traffic stop than individuals of other race
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