Sociology Juvenile Delinquency

Part 1: Please answer each of these questions. Each question should be double spaced, 12 font, and
MLA style and should be at least 2 pages in length (If you need to go over please no more than 1
page). (4 pages minimum and 6 pages maximum)
1. According to Dr. Hill why does it matter that people understand Criminology from a
Sociological Perspective? Explain what are the pipelines to prison that Dr. Hill talked about in
class using the Umbrella Analogy and the institutional analysis.
2. Name 1 Micro theory, 1 Macro theory and 1 Critical Theory and explain how they help you
understand the Criminal Justice System. How do these theories impact the Juvenile Justice
System as well?

Part II: Essay. Please Answer the following question in 4-5 pages. Feel free to write more if you find
it necessary but only 1 page more (4-5 pages and 6 pages maximum). The essay should be double
spaced, MLA format, and 12 font). Please cite your work in the body of your essay and create a
bibliography page. Only class material can be used.
1. Imagine that a special Presidential Committee has been assembled to understand the
structure of our society and how it impacts the legal institution and has contacted you. The
Presidential Committee wants you to come and make a presentation based on your expertise about
what you have learned in Dr. Hill’s Sociology 002 course this semester because they want to know
what do race, class and gender have to do with the Criminal Justice System (CJS) and the Juvenile
Justice System (JJS). They believe that the Criminal Justice System is rock solid and stands on
“innocent until proven guilty”, that “justice” prevails, and that as the legal symbol suggests, the
CJS and JJS is blind to race, class, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, etc. I want you to be
their expert witness and help them understand how race, class and gender impact Law and Justice.
Based on your testimony they will reconsider some laws and policies that they thought were race,
class, and gender neutral. You have the lives of millions in your hands. Explain to them why
Sociology and the Sociological Imagination Matters. I would like you to use the lectures Dr. Hill
presented on The Criminal/Juvenile Justice System, The War on Drugs, and Michelle Alexander’s
book, The New Jim Crow. Please use the films watched to indicate how Inequality could exist in
the CJS. (Note: You can discuss any of the films watched during any part of your presentation).
Last, make your final remarks to the Presidential Committee and Recommendations for equity and
social justice to prevail in the CJS and JJS.

Organization of Your Exam: Topic Headers for each section (Please use topic headers for
each section you are writing on). 1. Why Sociology Matters
2. Lectures on the War On Drugs
3. Alexander Main Points Chapter 1 and impact
4. Alexander Main Points Chapter 2 and impact
5. Alexander Main Points Chapter 3 and impact
6. Alexander Main Points Chapter 4 and impact
7. Alexander Main Points Chapter 5 and impact
8. Alexander Main Points Chapter 6 and impact
9. Conclusion to Presidential Committee and Recommendations

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