Course: Race, Class, and Gender in a Correctional Context
**TITLE AND CITATION PAGE NOT NEEDED
Please answer both questions in an ESSAY format in ONE WORD Document (Intro, number each and conclusion).
4 – 5 pages, double spaced, Title of Essay placed on 1st page of essay, lefthand side
Spelling, grammar, and citations should all be in proper format.
Make sure to reference multiple readings we covered in class. (AT LEAST 3 SOURCES, CAN USE MORE)
Answers should not be based on one reading alone, many of these issues are cross referenced.
Questions:
Using Marc Mauer’s philosophy on Mass Imprisonment explains the ongoing struggles in corrections. Provide examples using other readings from class, how these issues play a role in political platforms.
Explain how historical (past) gender stereotypes play a major role in the way inmates and correctional officers are still treated today.
Readings: (NO OUTSIDE SOURCES ALLOWED) PDFS SUPPLIED UPON REQUEST
Mauer, M. (2006). Race to incarcerate. New Press. (Intro, Chapter 4, 7, 8)
Barak, G., Leighton, P., & Flavin, J. (2010). Class, race, gender, and crime : the social realities of justice in America. Rowman & Littlefield. (Chapter 1, 4, 5)
Belknap, J. (2020). The Invisible Woman. SAGE Publications. (Chapter 5, 10)
Lior Gideon. (2013). Special needs offenders in correctional institutions. Sage. (Chapter 3, 4)