CJUS 3450- Race, Gender and the Justice System
Critical Thinking Questions based on the reading for this week (Balto- Chapter 1).
Instructions: Based on the reading, answer the following questions below in detail.
1. “Members of the CPD repeatedly proved themselves to be defenders of whiteness and the color line, rather than protectors of all life and livelihood” Where does Balto offer evidence of this assertion, and do you agree with it? (p29)
2. How do unequal protection and underpolicing play into the story of 1919 and prohibition?
3. What was the containment policy and what were its effects on Black Chicagoans? (p 40-41)