DOC 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Drug Possession, Racialization
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She wrote in a more accessible style (cid:494)cause and effect(cid:495) analysis. In the war on drugs-- the (cid:494)enemy(cid:495) is (cid:494)racially identified(cid:495) So more people could understand her message. Writers are taught to (cid:494)hook(cid:495) the reader (cid:523)high school and college(cid:524) Makes them want to continue reading/engaged, even if they don(cid:495)t have to. Is the war on drugs racially biased. The importance of using evidence to support thesis. 2000: seven states african americans constituted 80-90% of all drug offenders in prison (64) 15 states = african americans sent to prison on drug charges at rates from 20-57% greater than that of white men. Prison admissions for african americans in 2000 was 26 times the level in 1983. Master narratives go back with us a long way. White students use cocaine at 7 times the rate of african americans. Use heroin at 8 times the rate of african americans. White youth (12-17_ are greater than 33% likely to have sold illegal drugs.
