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5/16/2019 Capella University Scoring Guide Tool SOC-FP2000 u03a1 - Social Activism and Data Analysis Learner: Bryan , Nickerson OVERALL COMMENTS Hi Bryan, Again, this submission better addresses the requirements of the assessment and it's clear you've put a lot of work into it. You've only identified 2 sources - remember that you need to include multiple. And I know you got other information in your paper from sources - make sure you include those. I'm also not sure what makes this a public information piece. Remember to use one of the required formats outlined in the assessment instructions. This assessment should be written for a specific audience. Finally, there are many grammatical errors and wrong words so this piece is difficult to read. I'm going to add another attempt so you can focus on the first criteria (public information piece) as well as the grammatical errors. You will need to work with the writing center and your tutor to address these issues. Chris RUBRICS https://scoringguide.capella.edu/grading-web/gradingdetails 1/8 5/16/2019 Capella University Scoring Guide Tool CRITERIA 1 Create a public information piece that conveys a central tenet regarding institutional inequality. COMPETENCY Describe theoretical ideas of power in relation to policy. NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not create a public information piece. BASIC: Creates a public information piece that does not convey a central tenet regarding institutional inequality or does so in a confusing or culturally inappropriate manner. PROFICIENT: Creates a public information piece that conveys a central tenet regarding institutional inequality. DISTINGUISHED: Creates a public information piece that effectively conveys a central tenet regarding institutional inequality and cites support from data and scholarly resources. Comments: https://scoringguide.capella.edu/grading-web/gradingdetails 2/8 5/16/2019 Capella University Scoring Guide Tool CRITERIA 2 Analyze data to make valid sociological inferences. COMPETENCY Analyze the effects of social policy using aggregated data. NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not analyze data to make valid sociological inferences. BASIC: Analyzes data but makes unsupportable sociological inferences. PROFICIENT: Analyze data to make valid sociological inferences. DISTINGUISHED: Analyze data to make valid sociological inferences and cites specific instances of data to support them. Comments: Despite grammatical errors, you've covered the content of the assessment well and have incorporated relevant statistical data related to racial disparities in the CJ system. https://scoringguide.capella.edu/grading-web/gradingdetails 3/8 5/16/2019 Capella University Scoring Guide Tool CRITERIA 3 Describe factors contributing to racial and ethnic disparities within the criminal justice system. COMPETENCY Analyze how laws are applied or created based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, and social class. NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not list factors contributing to racial and ethnic disparities within the criminal justice system. BASIC: Lists factors contributing to racial and ethnic disparities within the criminal justice system. PROFICIENT: Describes factors contributing to racial and ethnic disparities within the criminal justice system. DISTINGUISHED: Analyzes factors contributing to racial and ethnic disparities within the criminal justice system. Comments: You've described factors that contribute to racial disparities in the CJ system. https://scoringguide.capella.edu/grading-web/gradingdetails 4/8 5/16/2019 Capella University Scoring Guide Tool CRITERIA 4 Explain ways in which public policies are linked to racial and ethnic disparities within the criminal justice system. COMPETENCY Analyze how laws are applied or created based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, and social class. NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not list ways in which public policies are linked to racial and ethnic disparities within the criminal justice system. BASIC: Lists ways in which public policies are linked to racial and ethnic disparities within the criminal justice system. PROFICIENT: Explains ways in which public policies are linked to racial and ethnic disparities within the criminal justice system. DISTINGUISHED: Analyzes ways in which public policies are linked to racial and ethnic disparities within the criminal justice system and describes these connections in detail using real world examples. Comments: I appreciate that you've discussed specific policies and how they have led to institutional discrimination. https://scoringguide.capella.edu/grading-web/gradingdetails 5/8 5/16/2019 Capella University Scoring Guide Tool CRITERIA 5 Assess the impact that institutional discrimination within the justice system has had on minorities and minority communities. COMPETENCY Analyze how laws are applied or created based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, and social class. NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not describe the impact that institutional discrimination within the justice system has had on minorities and minority communities. BASIC: Describes the impact that institutional discrimination within the justice system has had on minorities and minority communities. PROFICIENT: Assesses the impact that institutional discrimination within the justice system has had on minorities and minority communities. DISTINGUISHED: Assesses the impact that institutional discrimination within the justice system has had on minorities and minority communities using persuasive techniques and real world examples. Comments: You've described the impact of institutional discrimination on the minority communities. https://scoringguide.capella.edu/grading-web/gradingdetails 6/8 5/16/2019 Capella University Scoring Guide Tool CRITERIA 6 Describe policy strategies for reducing institutional discrimination. COMPETENCY Analyze how laws are applied or created based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, and social class. NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not list policy strategies for reducing institutional discrimination. BASIC: Lists policy strategies for reducing institutional discrimination. PROFICIENT: Describes policy strategies for reducing institutional discrimination. DISTINGUISHED: Analyzes policy strategies for reducing institutional discrimination, and gives specific examples of how to apply these strategies. Comments: You've described appropriate strategies. https://scoringguide.capella.edu/grading-web/gradingdetails 7/8 5/16/2019 Capella University Scoring Guide Tool CRITERIA 7 Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format and with few errors of grammar, usage, and mechanics. COMPETENCY Communicate effectively. NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format. Does not use correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. BASIC: Writes to support an idea. Format is inconsistent and contains major errors of grammar, usage, and mechanics. PROFICIENT: Writes coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format and with few errors of grammar, usage, and mechanics. DISTINGUISHED: Writes coherently, using evidence to support a central idea in a consistently appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. Comments: https://scoringguide.capella.edu/grading-web/gradingdetails 8/8 5/16/2019 Capella University Scoring Guide Tool SOC-FP2000 u02a1 - Diversity and the Media Learner: Bryan , Nickerson OVERALL COMMENTS Hi Bryan, This is a much better assessment and I appreciate that you've organized it around the criterion. I still do not see, however, a discussion of a SPECIFIC popular news media article and how that article portrays the minority group or how that specific media piece may be influenced by power. There also continue to be regular grammatical errors which make this assessment difficult to read. I will add one more attempt but this will be your final attempt. I strongly encourage you to work with a tutor on your remaining assessments. Chris RUBRICS https://scoringguide.capella.edu/grading-web/gradingdetails 1/6 5/16/2019 Capella University Scoring Guide Tool CRITERIA 1 Discuss sociological theories appropriate for promoting understanding of a diversity concept. COMPETENCY Describe theoretical ideas of power in relation to policy. NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not list sociological theories appropriate for promoting understanding of a diversity concept. BASIC: Lists sociological theories appropriate for promoting understanding of a diversity concept. PROFICIENT: Discusses sociological theories appropriate for promoting understanding of a diversity concept. DISTINGUISHED: Analyzes sociological theories appropriate for promoting understanding of a diversity concept and cites support from scholarly resources. Comments: You've discussed appropriate theories but this section is difficult to read due to grammatical errors. https://scoringguide.capella.edu/grading-web/gradingdetails 2/6 5/16/2019 Capella University Scoring Guide Tool CRITERIA 2 Discuss how a media piece may affect or might have been influenced by policy and/or power. COMPETENCY Describe theoretical ideas of power in relation to policy. NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not list ways in which a media piece may affect or might have been influenced by policy and or power BASIC: Lists ways in which a media piece may affect or might have been influenced by policy and or power. PROFICIENT: Discusses how a media piece may affect or might have been influenced by policy and or power. DISTINGUISHED: Analyzes how a media piece may affect or might have been influenced by policy and or power and cites support from scholarly resources. Comments: https://scoringguide.capella.edu/grading-web/gradingdetails 3/6 5/16/2019 Capella University Scoring Guide Tool CRITERIA 3 Discuss how minority and dominant groups are portrayed in a media piece to understand influences on discrimination. COMPETENCY Identify historical and contemporary influences of discrimination in U.S. culture. NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not discuss how minority and dominant groups are portrayed in a media piece. BASIC: Discusses how minority and dominant groups are portrayed in a media piece that does not significantly promote understanding of influences on discrimination. PROFICIENT: Discusses how minority and dominant groups are portrayed in a media piece to understand influences on discrimination. DISTINGUISHED: Analyzes how minority and dominant groups are portrayed in a media piece to understand influences on discrimination citing support from scholarly resources. Comments: https://scoringguide.capella.edu/grading-web/gradingdetails 4/6 5/16/2019 Capella University Scoring Guide Tool CRITERIA 4 Analyze data that is appropriate for supporting or refuting the central tenets of a media piece. COMPETENCY Analyze the effects of social policy using aggregated data. NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not describe data that are appropriate for supporting or refuting the central tenets of media piece. BASIC: Analyzes data that are not appropriate for supporting or refuting the central tenets of media piece or merely describes appropriate data. PROFICIENT: Analyzes data that are appropriate for supporting or refuting the central tenets of media piece. DISTINGUISHED: Evaluates data that are appropriate for supporting or refuting the central tenets of media piece. Comments: You've briefly included statistical data at the beginning of your assessment but it isn't used to support or refute the main ideas of a specific media piece. You have a section for this criteria but it doesn't address it. https://scoringguide.capella.edu/grading-web/gradingdetails 5/6 5/16/2019 Capella University Scoring Guide Tool CRITERIA 5 Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format and with few errors of grammar, usage, and mechanics. COMPETENCY Communicate effectively. NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format. Does not use correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. BASIC: Writes to support an idea. Format is inconsistent, and contains major errors of grammar, usage, and mechanics. PROFICIENT: Writes coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format and with few errors of grammar, usage, and mechanics. DISTINGUISHED: Writes coherently, using evidence to support a central idea in a consistently appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. Comments: https://scoringguide.capella.edu/grading-web/gradingdetails 6/6 Running Head: MEDIA RACISM Media Racism Student’s Name: Institution Affiliation 2 MEDIA RACISM Media Racism Summarize the main events or issues presented in the article Racism is an act of discriminating someone of a different race based on the belief or assumption that one race is superior to the other. Today, there are many cases in the media where racism is portrayed (Deggans, 2014). Racial bias has become something evident in news media platforms. The more significant issue is how different media platform wants to frame narratives of racism in their stories. Media platforms have moved to the level where the story or information is presented in a way that fits with the audience and how they view the whole issue of racism. Brooklyn Institute conducted a study in 2011 and asserted that 46% of the American population believes that racial discrimination against white people is just as challenging as against black people (Van Dijk, 2015). However, with time, 70% respondent said that they did not believe in the data presented by the fox news channel at all. Therefore, the media has also made it hard to identify the right information on how media platform has become racist. Comparison Most of the group that weighs on media discrimination and bias is political group and activists. Conservatives and liberals are a group of people having a different view of what they believe in and fight. More so, their values can be baseless if they lack facts and as such under scrutiny. If the information or data presented requires evidence then the disastrous outcome is bound to happen (Deggans, 2014). Most of the event such as Brown and Taylor case is interpreted differently because of the reaction from people. Contrarily, there is always undercovers challenges such as black crimes because of the response the topic will have on the black community as well as on the national level. Michael Brown shooting sparked a lot of reaction in St. Louis. Therefore, Jake Tapper highlights that media critics should always see the MEDIA RACISM 3 whole issue in that perspective. Thus, in most cases, media choose to be biased depending on which side they favor. Media bias is something that has been there for a while, and it will take a lot of effort to erase it. People react differently based on the events, for instance, the shooting at St. Louis left the minority group frustrated and unhappy; on the other hand, the superior group became judgmental leading to constant conflict between the two groups. Consider how your source material demonstrates this dominant/minority group differentiation. For The conflict is based on both ethical and racial line. It is like there is a media influence in the industry. The determinant enables the kind of information to be published to the public. media also chooses the information that based suits there interest. Based on the article, content and news are presented according to the viewpoint of the media platform. The minority group is always disadvantaged and responds by rioting in the street (Deggans, 2014). Media houses go to the extent of giving wrong information, and most victims end up the prison. Shooting and drugs have always been tied to blacks in the United States. In American, there is a high rate of incarcerated blacks in the cells. The media has made it known that blacks are the root cause of mass shooting in the country as such if blacks are found lazing around in the streets they are automatically arrested (Haynes, & Ramakrishnan, 2016). Black African men are always portrayed as rough and reckless as such, can cause conflict. Minority media, on the other hand, has been suppressed and compromised. Media is still controlled by big companies and administrative personnel who end up controlling the content to the public. The press ends up circulating information that favors them. Similarly, the black race suffers as a marginalized community that cannot express themselves. 4 MEDIA RACISM Discuss at least two sociological theories that are most appropriate to understanding the diversity issues in Labeling theory Labeling theory is an act of how self-identity, as well as the behavior of a person, determines how a person is described. It related to the stereotyping process. Black race in America has been stereotyped for being rude and rough. Since the time of slave trade they have always been treated as a second class in the country as such, nothing good can come out of them. The whole scenario has made it had to erase the mentally even in the modern age (Haynes, & Ramakrishnan, 2016). Drugs and mass shooting are always associated with the black community. Media, on the other hand, seem to hide the real data on how such event evolves. Press usually protect the actual data of white people engaging in crimes. The theory holds that deviance is not related to an act but focuses on the majorities’ tendency to label minorities negatively. It goes to an extent where the justice department is compromised in the course of making a decision. It is seen as a cultural norm for a specific community to do what they do. Therefore, media is compromised to think that blacks are naturally deviance and as such, being biased and racial while designing media content. Race relation cycle The theory was founded by Robert Ezra Park from 1864 to 1944. Ezra examined group relationship and evolution over time. He asserted that when the group first comes into contact through conquest or immigration they tend to be competitive (Haynes, & Ramakrishnan, 2016). Competition is universal as human being competes for needs and wants. Race does not require face to face interaction. When the competing party comes into contact, it becomes personal. For the case of blacks and whites whom conflict started since the industrial era, resources control is MEDIA RACISM 5 the basis for the dispute among the group. Other scarce commodities under competition include maintenance of status. Conflict among the team is costly and distributive and tent to move towards accommodation and stable relationship (Van Dijk, 2015). Accommodation process takes different shapes including slavery and other forms of institutionalized discrimination. Accommodation influences and contributes to a particular social attitude and norms that allow the two groups to coexist. Accommodation period can take a long time and dissolve into further conflict. Also, the accommodation period may result in assimilation. Assimilation enables the minor group to fuse with the other group where they start sharing historical experience and incorporate them into a mutual culture. Assimilations may not lead to uniformity but rather a unity of knowledge. As per the current state of the United State, the country is still under accommodation where people are still fighting over the scarce resource such as maintaining status. Each community wants to control and manage their status and culture. Discuss how one or more of Merton's four categories of prejudice and discrimination apply to the media piece you chose. There are four categories of prejudice and discrimination according to Merton. Most media platform in the United States are controlled by big fish as such control the content to be published and posted (Van Dijk, 2015). As such, media personnel may be unprejudiced discriminator because they are influenced to announce the news that fits either liberals or conservative interest. If they do not do what is needed, then they lose their jobs. Further, the media is categorized as prejudiced nondiscriminatory. These are the type of media that are swayed by social trends and stereotype. They lack the facts to put across. Example of such platform stated in the article 6 MEDIA RACISM Includes fox news channel. Thus, kind of media is not liberal because they are racist as such; they end up airing baseless content without facts. They do not practice what they believe in. On the other hand, most media in United Stated do not hide their views and are categorized as prejudiced and discriminator. They are frankly against minorities’ opinions and activities. Pluralism In the article, the media portray the community that has remained divided. Pluralism is a process where an ethnic group continues to exist culturally distinct from the other group. It is like the two groups are not willing to amend their differences (Haynes, & Ramakrishnan, 2016). Both communities remain with their authentic traditions and culture. However, assimilation is a difference in that the group is united and share the historical experience. Media is seen to increase the rift between the two groups by not giving the accurate picture of the country’s state based on racial biases. An ethnic group may share the same language, but they are divided. Find and analyze two credible sources of data that are appropriate for supporting or refuting the central Tenets of your chosen media article or program The stories related to racism in the country are interpreted differently, and the truth about biases seems to stray away from reality. The stories are framed differently following how the audience views the whole issue (Haynes, & Ramakrishnan, 2016). As such, the division is there; however, it is being hidden most media choose to high the fact from the public so that people can see how United State is. Or rather, how the minorities are bad. Therefore, people hold different identity while existing in the same country. Media content influencers The example is given in the article concerning fox news channel asserting that 40% of Americans view discrimination against white people as a big problem just as for black people. 7 MEDIA RACISM There was personal interest regarding the study (Deggans, 2014). The news was biased and close to 70 percent of the population said that the information was not factual. In the article, most people who are always behind media bias include political groups and activities. They influence the news and how it is interpreted. The CNN Trapper Jake asserts that most media covers topic differently concerning the reaction from the ground. For instance, there was a lobbyist in the scenario of Brown and Taylor’s case. The case of black crimes and the event of Michael Brown shooting led to a different reaction that could only be solved by the undercover announcement. Conclusion Racism has become rampant in the United States. There are inadequate policies to control the activities of the media platform. Media platforms have moved away from being liberals and as such most minority communities are left marginalized. Therefore, the country should come up with policies that will help in erasing the persisting challenge. Policies should be implemented on local, state and federal Leve to control media content. The government should enforce the following strategies; make the media answerable for producing biased information under the court of law. The government should create a liberal body that monitors the content created by all media. If the content is biased, then they should face a fine. The law should also allow minorities to demonstrate and protests against racist Media. 8 MEDIA RACISM References Deggans, E. (2014). Four lessons from the media's conflicted coverage of the race. Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/12/06/368713550/four-lessons-from-the-mediasconflictedcoverage Haynes, C., & Ramakrishnan, S. K. (2016). How Much Do They Help? Ethnic Media and Political Knowledge in the United States. Just Ordinary Citizens? Towards a Comparative Portrait of the Political Immigrant. Van Dijk, T. A. (2015). Racism and the Press. Routledge. Running Head: CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Criminal Justice System Student’s Name: Institution affiliation 2 CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Convey the causes and consequences in the criminal justice System Criminal justice institution is facing a challenge of racial discrimination. Family and the country has moved beyond the race and entered the era of post-racialism. Racial caste is still alive, and it is causing more divide in America. The election of United States Barrack Obama did not reduce the racism mentality at all. The national caste system in the United States is real and is more rampant in the justice system (Goodman, 2018). Some of the challenges that have not been solved include drug war on blacks, police brutality, three strike laws in California and the expansion of American prisons (Rolles, 2016). The criminal justice system is racism and has not helped in solving the above-stated problems. In the 21st century, people will take you for being crazy if at all you stated that America still faces such challenges. However, the system has marginalized the black community, and it has become a norm. The black community is not fair at all in regards to making a sound judgment. The criminal justice system does not face the common racial problem like the other institutions. Different companies and institutions face conscious and unconscious racial discrimination; however justice organizations are on the other level (Rolles, 20160. Racial stereotyping in criminal court affects the decision making, and people are not accorded to fair justice and expression before the law. Mass incarceration in the United States is based on rationalized social control. As such, the main challenge the criminal justice system is facing is racial stereotyping and discrimination. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM 3 Design principles that are appropriate for your chosen product. War on the drug has been a topic of debate over a very long time. The highest number of incarnated blacks in American cell is associated with drug usage. The population has been increasing with the implementation of new rules and laws in the country (Goodman, 2018). With the emergence of the drug war, the figure has increased to 1000%. It is true that people of all races use drugs, but the whole issues have been coined and are defined based on race. The impoverished community of color seems to use and sell drugs more contrary to the majority community. However, the study and research conducted have asserted that people sale and use medicines equally. Drug dealers have been stereotyped such as a black kid standing on the roadside with pants almost dropping down to sell drugs. The study also highlights that black’s tent to sell to blacks, whites to whites, university student to a comrade. The child does not walk from Kansas to Washington to sell drugs, but those in the vicinity do sell. Therefore, if the whole thing has to be defined based on the race them, whites are more likely to commit crime compared to the blacks. A survey was conducted in 1995 by the government illustrated that drug war is stereotyped and 95 percent of participants asserted that that could only envision blacks to sell drugs. In 2000 a national household survey was conducted and illustrated that white youth between the age of12 to 17 are most likely to have used and sold illegal drugs in comparison to a CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM black child of the particular period. 4 5 CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Therefore, it is ironical to see the number of blacks increased in the criminal justice system. In some American states black community constitute 80 to 90 percent of the off offenders in the jail. Similarly, this criminal is assumed as violent, and that is where the most discussion ends. Another report published highlighted that there is a significant number of white student who indulges in cocaine and heroin use in contrast to a black student. most people who end up in prison are Latino or blacks and face a long term jail term. Since they are perceived as violent, they end up overstaying imprison leading to an increased number of prisoners (Goodman, 2018). As such, the country is willing to increase the number of prisons to accommodate the increasing rate of drug dealers. As per 2008, close to 2.3 million people were in prison and 5.1 million people under correction community. Most of them end up moving in and out of jail because they could not go back to their healthy life. Most of them found themselves marginalized such that they cannot vote and find other social securities. They are branded second hard citizens and as such treated as a felon. A person is handled following a criminal record. Discrepancies between who uses illegal drugs and who is most likely to be arrested for drug abuse violations. The extraordinary system came into practice to reduce the rate of drug crime and minimize cocaine crack within the communities. However, the process has only worsened the CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM 6 operation. In fact, before the war on the offense, the drug was not as rampant as it is now (Rolles, 2016). The war had nothing to do with the drug but racial politics that was started with politicians such as President Reagan. President Reagan only converted the rhetoric war into a real one. He used it as campaigning strategies to lure the poor white into voting. However, with time the fight was sidelined, it was done on a racial basis where blacks were seen as the people who could act as drug dealers. Many black politicians, later on, joined the bandwagon so that they could keep in touch with the politics at the time. Discuss the extent to which drug policies or law-enforcement strategies have contributed to racial and ethnic The criminal justice system has provided unfairness in the way drug war has been handled. In most cases, blacks are not allowed to express themselves in the court of law. They are jailed based on racial stereotype (Goodman, 2018). Blacks are known to be the center and root of violence. Also, they increased the length of imprisonment drug dealer criminal face harsh punishment than murdering cases in America. With the emergence of democratic and republic fight on the drug, both came up with policies that have continued increasing rate of prisoners in the jail. The federal law allows the local and state law enforcement policies to keep 80% of what is confiscated as such; there has been a personal interest as well. The dramatic increase of arrest has been realized with the emergence of federal funding for the platform. Furthermore, the system has been too tight; however, not focusing on guilty people. Also, 80 percent of criminals are not violent in those prisons. Additionally, the drug that has been majorly noted by the drug dealers is marijuana which is not that harmful. Therefore, the system should focus on the most dangerous drugs and people. Thus, there will be no need for increasing prisons in the country 7 CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Consider any historical or contemporary influences that may have contributed the disparities you have The system came into practice through a political platform. President Reagan was the first president to use the term 'war on drugs.' He wanted to use the weapon to make unhappy Americans get in touch with his system of leadership. It was part of a Republican Party campaign strategy. It was a common strategies used at the time to use racially appealing approach to persuade poor working whites to vote (Rolles, 2016). They were happy with the civil right movements that favored their kids from attending better schools. Poor working-class whites were convinced and started working with the president. On the other hand, the war on drugs emerged, and the whole issues were exaggerated so that the media could capture the activities and effort of the president. Further, the concentration was in the smaller communities, and it did not take long until black drug dealers were on the news. This because they did not follow the ideology of the president. Another reason why the figure was exaggerated was that the government wanted an increment in the funding of the project besides public relation Impact of disparity Further, the country excludes those people with drug crime record from jury services. There are employment discrimination and housing discrimination for the victims. People having a criminal record related to drugs are also excluded from the public benefits and incur fines and fee at the same time. The system is too harsh on people. When the victims return from prison 70% of them goes back to jail because of the policies that make there live unbearably. The minority community has had a challenging impact on the issue because they are discriminated in the court of law. On the other hand, the criminal justice system seems to be okay with the 8 CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ongoing racial discrimination disparity (Goodman, 2018). Majority community seems to enjoy the whole event because they are not easily noticed while conducting their drug business. No one will suspect them. Therefore, black communities continue to face poverty challenges and denied social security needs and basic needs. In the end, the disparity and marginalization in America continue to widen unlike before criminal justice system founded the policies. Affirmative action A broad-based social movement should be formed to fight for injustice in the court of laws. The change should involve both races, working and non-working class. Most blacks and Latinos have been left depressed fearful and anxieties due to being center of focus. The movement should have dynamics of how the whole issue started its historical perspective and how it can end (Rolles, 2016). Furthermore, the group should put together the dots of challenges of how marginalized groups and racially discriminated people have suffered. The stereotype should be tackled because it is usually said that it’s in black’s blood and character to be deviant. The second option is to appeal to the change of the criminal justice system that has allowed the current situation to rise. 9 CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM References Goodman, S. (2018). The" War on Drugs," Mass Incarceration, and the Underlying Legally Conspirator Labelling Process that Has Modernized Slavery and Yielded Dire Population-Wide Health Consequences in the United States (and What Society Should Do about It) (Doctoral dissertation, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai). Rolles, S. (2016). From Drug War to Policy Reform: Implications of US Drug Strategy for Latin America. In Drug Policies and the Politics of Drugs in the Americas (pp. 245-261). Springer, Cham.
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Media Racism
Summarize the main events or issues presented in the article
Racism is an act of discriminating someone of a different race based on the belief or
assumption that one race is superior to the other. Today, there are many cases in the media where
racism is portrayed (Deggans, 2014). Racial bias has become something evident in news media
platforms. The more significant issue is how different media platform wants to frame narratives
of racism in their stories. Media platforms have moved to the level where the story or
information is presented in a way that fits with the audience and how they view the whole issue
of racism. Brooklyn Institute conducted a study in 2011 and asserted that 46% of the American
population believes that racial discrimination against white people is just as challenging as
against black people (Van Dijk, 2015). However, with time, 70% respondent said that they did
not believe in the data presented by the fox news channel at all. Therefore, the media has also
made it hard to identify the right information on how media platform has become racist.
Comparison
In the article titled “American Racial and Ethnic Politics in the 21st Century: A cautious
look ahead” Black Americans are framed as the minority group. Most of the group that weighs
on media discrimination and bias is political group and activists. Conservatives and liberals are a
group of people having a different view of what they believe in and fight. Their values can be
baseless if they lack facts and as such under scrutiny. If the information or data presented
requires evidence then the disastrous outcome is bound to happen (Deggans, 2014). In the article,
most of the event such as Brown and Taylor case is interpreted differently because of the

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reaction from people. Contrarily, there is always undercovers challenges such as black crimes
because of the response the topic will have on the black community as well as on the national
level. Michael Brown shooting sparked a lot of reaction in St. Louis. Therefore, Jake Tapper

highlights that media critics should always see the whole issue in that perspective. Thus, in most
cases, media choose to be biased depending on which side they favor. Media bias is something
that has been there for a while, and it will take a lot of effort to erase it. People react differently
based on the events, for instance, the shooting at St. Louis left the minority group frustrated and
unhappy; on the other hand, the superior group became judgmental leading to constant conflict
between the two groups.
Consider how your source material demonstrates this dominant/minority group
differentiation. For
The conflict is based on both ethical and racial line. It is like there is a media influence in
the industry. The determinant enables the kind of information to be published to the public.
media also chooses the information that based suits their interest. Based on the article, content
and news are presented according to the viewpoint of the media platform. The minority group is
always disadvantaged and responds by rioting in the street (Deggans, 2014). Media houses go to
the extent of giving wrong information, and most victims end up the prison. Shooting and drugs
have always been tied to blacks in the United States.
In American, there is a high number of incarcerated blacks in the cells. The media has
made it known that blacks are the root cause of mass shooting in the country and when found
lazing around in the streets they are automatically arrested (Haynes, & Ramakrishnan, 2016).
Black African men are always portrayed as rough and reckless as such, can cause conflict.
Minority media, on the other hand, has been suppressed and compromised. Media is still

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MEDIA RACISM
controlled by big companies and administrative personnel who end up controlling the content to
the public. The press ends up circulating information that favors them. Similarly, the black race
suffers as a marginalized community that cannot express themselves.
Discuss at least two sociological theories that are most appropriate to understanding the
diversity issues in
Labeling theory
Labeling theory is an act of how self-identity, as well as the behavior of a person,
determines their description. It is related to the stereotyping process where black race in
America has been stereotyped for being rude and rough. Since the time of the slave trade, they
have always been treated as a second class in the country on assumption that nothing good can
come out of them. The whole sce...


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