Corrections, Essay Question

• Discuss the data that indicate the numbers of African American exonerees in the data presented from the report is significantly different that the percentage of African Americans living in America.

• List some of the reasons, proposed by the National Registry of Exonerations (2016) for why African Americans are more likely to be wrongly convicted.

• Based on the data provided in class, how do you respond to the “belief” that African American males are more likely to rape white women.

• What are the predominate reasons why African Americans are more likely than whites to be arrested for drug charges?

• Finally, what suggestions do you have to eliminate these clearly discriminatory practices.

Provide examples for each of the former questions. All work must be double-spaced (12 font. Limit your response to a combined 4 pages.