EXAM

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EXAM

• CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

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INEQUALITY

• TWO QUESTIONS-
• TWO HOURS
• ONE FROM SECTION A (WOMEN AND THE CRIMINAL
  JUSTICE SYSTEM)
• ONE FROM SECTION B (RACISM AND THE CRIMINAL
  JUSTICE SYSTEM)
• FOCUS ON INEQUALITY IN RELATION TO GENDER, RACE

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Answering exam questions

• READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
• WORK OUT HOW MUCH TIME YOU NEED TO ANSWER
  QUESTIONS
• ESSAY PLANS ARE A GOOD IDEA.
• WRITE NEATLY!!
• ANSWER THE QUESTION DO NOT SIMPLY TELL ME ALL
  YOU KNOW ABOUT THE SUBJECT
• ATTEMPT THE QUESTION YOU ARE MOST CONFIDENT WITH
  FIRST- IT WILL BUILD CONFIDENCE
• EXAM QUESTIONS ARE THE SAME AS ANY OTHER- INTRO-
  MAIN - CONCLUSION

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INSTITUTIONAL RACISM

• DEFINITION-
• STATISTICS
• NEED TO HAVE UNDERSTANDING OF INSTITUTIONAL
  RACISM (SEE MACPHERSON)
• APPLY TO DIFF STAGES OF THE CJS
• EFFECT ON PUBLIC (EMPLOYEES)
• CULTURE WHITE M/C MALE
• DATA EG POLICE STOP AND SEARCH
• COURTS TREATMENT AND SENTENCING PROCEDURES
• PRISON- TREATMENT
• USE CASE STUDIES TO ILLUMINATE
• ASSESS THE EVIDENCE !!!

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ONE QUESTION ON RACISM AND ONE ON SEXISM WITHIN
OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE(BUT CANNOT ANSWER BOTH)

• EITHER RACISM/OR SEXISM
• DEFINITION
• COURTS , POLICE, PRISON
• STATISTICS EG PERSONNEL
• LOWER UPPER ECHELONS
• OCCUPATIONAL CULTURE- LANGUAGE, MASCULINE
• OVERT RACISM/SEXISM
• BARRIERS- OLD BOY NETWORK
• IMPACT ON SOCIETY?- LACK OF TRUST/FAITH
• EVIDENCE CASE STUDIES- MACPHERSON ETC
• HOLDAWAY, REINER, BROWN, HIEDENSOHN

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FEMALE OFFENDERS AND THE CJS

• EITHER CHIVALRY/OR DOUBLE DEVIANT
• THEREFORE- LENIENT OR HARSH
• NATURE OF CJS PERSONNEL (MASCULINE CULTURE?)
• TREATMENT OF WOMEN BY THE
• POLICE
• COURTS
• PRISONS
• HOW DOES THIS EFFECT PUNISHMENT (SEE
  CHIVALRY/DOUBLE DEVIANT)
• USE STATISTICAL EVIDENCE SENTENCES, PRISON
  FIGURES ETC

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WOMEN IN PRISON

• NUMBERS- SEE NOMS
• WHY ARE WOMEN IN PRISON?
• CHARACTERISTICS LACK OF EDUCATION, ABUSE, MENTAL
  ILLNESS
• WHAT ISSUES DO WOMEN PRISONERS HAVE EG
• CHILDCARE
• LOCATION
• BARRIERS TO RESETTLEMENT
• IS PRISON THE RIGHT PLACE FOR WOMEN?
• SEE RECENT DEBATES (BARONESS CORSTON)