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Investigating Difference: Human and Cultural Relations in Criminal Justice

Sarah Prior, Lynn Jones

Chapter 16

Undocumented Immigration as Moral Panic: Casting Difference as Threat—Michael Costelloe - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

Problem 1

Describe "moral panic." What distinguishes a moral panic from other types of societal concerns or problems?

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Problem 2

Identify possible "moral panics" that have occurred over the last 100 years. What strongly held values or interests were thought to be at risk, and how did these socially construct difference?

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Problem 3

Discuss both forms of ideology (negative and positive). Identify examples of both forms in current political discourse.

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Problem 4

Are the threats that are most often cited in political discourse and the media simply hiding concerns about race? That is, is the real threat to white privilege?

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Problem 5

Does unrestricted immigration pose real problems for the United States? If so, what specific problems does it present? How could these problems be effectively addressed beyond simply building walls, militarizing the borders, and criminalizing those who do come to the United States without going through the proper channels?

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Problem 6

How do laws like Arizona SB 1070 and the CLEAR Act (HR 842) affect the ability of local and state police to control crime? How do such laws reinforce the socially constructed meaning of difference?

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