This information must all be about Abu Ghraib! Heading #1–Definition of the situation: What is the social, political, historical, religious, cultural context? What is the country (s) involved? Who lives in this country? What is the total population? What is the breakdown according to the different social, ethnic, religious, racial, geographic, or tribal groups involved? What is the current situation? Over how many years did it develop? What are the economics, land, or resource issues? Heading #2—What or who is the political group involved? What are the different political sides involved? Who is in-power? And who is excluded from power? How many people involved in the struggle? Is violent or non-violent? What is the rationale for the political differences? Brief history of this group—what years has this been happening? Is there an historical context? Heading #3—What actions has the political group been involved with? And what have been the actions of the state? Who is in power and enforcing the imprisonment situation? Has the situation changed over time? How? How can we understand this situation relative to the themes and situations covered in the class? Have the actions been non-violent or violent? What is behind that? Heading #4—Who are the political prisoners? Define the political prisoners? What is their social class? gender? educational background? religious or political background? Has the type of political prisoner changed over time? What are their conditions of imprisonment? Has the political imprisonment situation changed over time? How does it compare to the regular imprisonment within that country?? Is it current or historical? Has it changed over time? Heading #5—Where type of public awareness exists? Is there support? Or disagreement? Is the support or disagreement local? International? Who supports what? Are here other countries involved? Heading #6—What social or criminological theory can be used to explain the situation?
