CRIM 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Critical Race Theory, Academic Journal, White Supremacy
21 Oct 2016
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The study / transformation of relationships among: race, racism, and power. Questions the very foundations of the legal order. Focus on the intersection of race, law, and power. Intersectionality: class, race, education, sexuality, ability, age, gender, ethnicity, culture, Language (one thing does not define a single person, but intersect) Deali(cid:374)g (cid:449)ith (cid:862)spe(cid:272)ial (cid:374)eeds(cid:863) offe(cid:374)ders: criminalization v. treatment, law and mental illness. Historical approach: criminalization, (cid:862)lo(cid:272)k (cid:858)e(cid:373) up a(cid:374)d thro(cid:449) a(cid:449)ay the key(cid:863) Factors leading to criminalization and increased rates of incarceration. The (cid:862)fore(cid:374)si(cid:272)(cid:863) la(cid:271)el a(cid:374)d (cid:271)elief of dangerousness. Lack of specialized training for service professionals: contemporary issue: cross-training in health and cjs. Lack of access to appropriate mental health assessment and treatment: historical issue: lack of treatment in the first place, let alone appropriate treatment. Ways mental illness is criminalized: mentally ill persons are more likely to be arrested, commonly arrested for: Breaches of bail, probation, or parole orders. Not always actual mental health issues: hint: intersectionality can apply here!
