1. Mass Incarceration the and War on Drugs
A. The Social Effects of Mass Incarceration
B. The War on Drugs as a method of social control
C. "The House I Live In" Clips (click link for access to the video)
D. Who benefits from so many Americans being locked up?
E. Who else has an incentive to support strict drug laws and longer sentences (like mandatory minimums)?
2. If time: the social/cultural history of Marijuana HW - Finish any questions from #2 (A-E) above that you did not get the chance to finish in class. Turn in answers to eBackpack "Assignment #15 - Mass Incarceration and the War on Drugs".
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1. Review Assignments from last class
2. Mass Incarceration the and War on Drugs A. The Social Effects of Mass Incarceration
B. The War on Drugs as a method of social control
C. "The House I Live In" Clips (click link for access to the video)
D. Who benefits from so many Americans being locked up?
E. Who else has an incentive to support strict drug laws and longer sentences (like mandatory minimums)?
HW - Finish any questions from #2 (A-E) above that you did not get the chance to finish in class. Turn in answers to eBackpack "Assignment #15 - Mass Incarceration and the War on Drugs". Complete the following tasks in class today. Anything you don't finish in class, must be completed for HW.
1. Finish Assignment #13 - Portugals Approach to Drug Addiction Once Assignment #13 is finshed complete the following in a handwritten or electronic document. 2. Mass Incarceration in America Assignment I. Detailed Graph of the American Prison Population A. Identify something that surprises you. B. Identify something that you are not surprised by. C. Identify a question you have after looking at the graph. II. Mass Incarceration in the United States A. How many people in jail/prison in the US? B. What is the percent increase in this population over the past 40 years? C. Compare America's incarceration rate to Russia, Australia, China, Canada, and Germany. D. Compare the number of people incarcerated for drugs in 1980 versus 2014. What is the primary cause of the difference? E. How has the number of people serving life sentences changed between 1980 and 2012? F. Compare the percentage of the population made up if people of color, versus the percentage of the prison population that are people of color. G. Which group of Americans are the most likely to be incarcerated? Which is least likely? H. When looking at the data, what is the most shocking, or surprising to you? 1. Detailed Graph of the American Prison Population
2. The Social Effects of Mass Incarceration
3. Mass Incarceration in the United States
4. The War on Drugs as a method of social control
5. "The House I Live In" Clips (click link for access to the video)
6. Who benefits from so many Americans being locked up?
7. Who else has an incentive to support strict drug laws and longer sentences (like mandatory minimums)?
HW - Finish any questions that you did not get the chance to finish in class. Turn in answers to eBackpack Assignment #13 1. We Know How to Treat Opioid Addiction: But our antiquated conceptions of addicts prevent us from doing so.
2. "Drug Test" 3. Watch: Video - Portugal's Approach to Fighting Drug Addiction 4. Read: Article - Portugal's Approach to Fighting Drug Addiction HW - Assignment #13 After watching the video and reading the article about Portugal's approach to fighting drug addiction, answer the questions below: A. How does the Portuguese government's approach to drug use? B. What led to this change (what was drug use like in Portugal before the change)? C. Is Portugal's approach working for them? Use at least two pieces of evidence from the article to support your answer. D. Do you think their approach would have any chance of success in this country? How do you think most Americans would feel about the Portuguese approach? Your opinion? 1.On The Front Lines Of The Overdose Epidemic In Baltimore
2. Heroin Treatment and Harm Reduction Presentations Table 1. Abstinence Programs (Narcotics Anonymous) Table 2. Methadone Table 3. Suboxone Table 4. Needle Exchanges Table 5. Vancouver's Supervised Injection Site and proposed for Ithaca, NY 2. Methadone Clinic Can Pursue Expansion After Reaching Settlement With Bangor 3. Funding ban on needle exchanges effectively lifted 4. Continue Drugs in America Slide Show 1. Meet with your group to finish your presentation. You will be giving your presentations at the beginning of next class
Heroin Treatment and Harm Reduction Options: Table 1. Abstinence Programs (Narcotics Anonymous) Table 2. Methadone Table 3. Suboxone Table 4. Needle Exchanges Table 5. Vancouver's Supervised Injection Site and proposed for Ithaca, NY 2. Once done with the presentation, work on the following individual assignment: HW - Assignment #12 Answer the following questions in a paragraph each: 1. For you, what was the most surprising, shocking, saddening, or maddening (or all of the above) about what you saw on The Oxycontin Express? Are you surprised at the extent of prescription pain killer abuse in America? 2. How could state law makers (politicians) in Florida, make changes to Florida's laws to reduce the prescription drug crisis? What could doctors do differently? What could drug companies do differently? 3. Discuss the responsibility of drug companies, state law makers (politicians), and doctors share in this crisis? How much of the blame do you think they share with the user who decides the take the drug? 4. Why do you think that the user is the only one who feels legal consequences (arrest and imprisonment) for the problem? Why not doctors or drug companies? Don't they produce, sell and profit from the drug much more than a street level dealer? 5. What is your personal opinion on the heroin treatment or harm reduction program that your group is presenting about? Explain your point of view 6. Watch: Chris Christie's Plea To Change How America Handles Drug Addicts. And then answer: What do you think about Christie's story? Do you see the heroin/opiate painkiller epidemic primarily as a health problem or criminal problem. In trying the solve the problem, should addicts be treated as people suffering from a disease or as criminals? Explain your perspective in detail. |
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