Blog Post 7 due 2/27

I personally think that it is frustrating how there is a big difference in all of the numbers whether it's the rate of incarceration, income, job opportunities, etc. I support equality, but I do not know how to put that support into action. I actually had to go to prison for a career day in high school. They showed us the different jobs in the police force and at the prison. It was a very neat experience, but the way they projected the prisoners as being wasn't great. I hate to say that they were right because the prisoners did act the way the officers said they would, but I also think a part of why they were routy is because they don't get lots of visitors. As a high school girl, it was scary because they told us not to look at them, wear conservative clothing, etc. since the prisoners haven't seen any girls in a while. This personal experience did not help my outlook on prisons, but it did make me 1000% positive that I do not ever want to go to prison/jail. An issue with race in the criminal justice system is the likelihood of being incarcerated. 1 in 100 black women is incarcerated versus 1 in 265 of all women that will be incarcerated (13th Discussion Lecture, Slide 4). The color of your skin can increase your chances of going to jail as well as the length or intensity of your punishment. It is important to see intersectionality because there can be multiple causes and points of racism (Crenshaw, K). It is important to look at all of the causes and racism that comes with all of the statistics in the 13th discussion lecture. 


Reference List

Atkin, N.D. (2021). HDFS 280: Defining Family & Family Diversity [Lecture notes 14]. Retrieved 

        from http://mycourses.purdue.edu

Crenshaw, K. The urgency of intersectionality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akOe5-UsQ2o 

Sensoy, O. & DiAngelo, R. (2017). Is everyone really equal? An

introduction to key concepts in social justice education (2nd ed.). Teachers College Press.

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