Criminal Justice
1. Glass, I. (2015, February 6). Cops see it differently, Part One. [Online recording]. This American Life. Chicago, IL: WBEZ Chicago.
2. Glass, I. (2015, February 13). Cops see it differently, Part Two. [Online recording]. This American Life. Chicago, IL: WBEZ Chicago.
3. Jarecki, E. (2012). The house I live in. [Online video]. New York, NY: Charlotte Street Films.
Do not use outside sources to complete this paper.
Please answer all of the following questions in full sentences. Please number each response to correspond to the question you are answering. (Do not retype the questions)
QUESTIONS TO ANSWER:
1. In Part One of Cops see it differently, Chief Flynn from the Milwaukee PD says that “at the level of cop working in neighborhood, race is irrelevant. It’s just people.” He argues that police in his city are not biased against Black residents, but rather that the majority of crimes happen in neighborhoods that are overwhelmingly African American. What evidence is presented in the episode to counter Chief Flynn’s perspective?
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/547/transcript (Can listen to audio or read transcript)
2. In Part Two of Cops see it differently, FBI Director Comey is quoted as saying that “research points to the widespread existence of unconscious bias. Many people in our white majority culture have unconscious racial biases and react differently to a white face than to a black face.” What does the research discussed in the episode reveal about implicit bias?
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/548/transcript (Can listen to audio or read transcript)
3. Reflect on the film The House I live in: what message from the film was most important to you? More detail is better than less. You can refresh your memory here: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/house-i-live-in/

