After Reading Chapters 1 and 2 of your book and learning of the authors’ perspectives, answer the following questions. Be sure to elaborate by giving examples to support your positions.
Identify the three components of the American criminal justice system.
Why is the more recently emerged security-industrial complex detrimental to achieving justice? Describe at least 2-3 reasons.
Define each of the following concepts, Class, Race and Gender in your own words
What do the authors mean by Intersectionality?
Explain why class, race/ethnicity and gender are individually as well as collectively important in understanding the social construction of crime and consequently the implementation of justice.
