Southern New Hampshire University CJ 120 Module Five Assignment One Table Template Loden's Wheel Factor Prevalent Factors Sharanda Jones Case 1.Geographic Location - external Her case began in November 1997 when the Kaufman County Sheriff's Department conducted a large drug sweep in the city of Terrell, about 30 miles east of Dallas, netting more than 100 people, all of them black. ffHorwitz, 2015) 2.Race - internal The Jones family were just four of more than 100 black residents of Terrell, Texas, rounded up in a drug sweep aimed at crack cocaine users, dealers, and suppliers in 1997.ffCNN ) 3.Socioeconomic status- external Too poor to afford a so-called "dope lawyer" for her jury trial, she pleaded not guilty. ffMartyn, 2015) 4.Politcal Events President Barack Obama has granted 673 commutations, with 232 of those individuals initially serving life sentences. According to Neil Eggleston, White House counsel to the President, these individuals "received unduly harsh sentences under outdated laws for committing largely nonviolent drug crimes." ffCNN,2016) 5.World Events Jones, who will turn 48 next week, is one of tens of thousands of inmates who received harsh mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses during the crack-cocaine epidemic, and whose cases are drawing new attention. ffHorwitz, 2015) Additional Factors Additional Resources 1.Religion When race and ethnicity are examined as moderating factors, we find that Muslims who are Black or Middle Eastern-Arab-North African ffMENA) are more likely to report religion-based police harassment when compared with White Muslims. ffFerguson et al., 2022) 2.Gender Systemic discrimination against girls and women by men, in many contexts, remains a colossal barrier to achieving gender equality. ff"Gender Equality: The Route to a Better World," 2023) 3.Citizenship "We have also been clear regarding the need for federal support, and we have for months been calling on Congress to pass immigration reform after decades of inaction that have led us directly to this point," ffImmigration Debate Exposes Divisions among Mass. Democrats, 2024) Quote/Information
Southern New Hampshire University References: Ferguson, J., Scheitle, C. P., & Ecklund, E. H. ff2022). Religion, Race, and Perceptions of Police Harassment. Social Problems, 70ff3). https:ttittidoi.orgtti10.1093ttisocprottispac040 Gender equality: the route to a better world. ff2023). Nature, 621ff7977), 8-8. https:ttittidoi.orgtti10.1038ttid41586-023-02745-9 Immigration debate exposes divisions among Mass. Democrats. ff2024, February 8). Www.wbur.org. https:ttittiwww.wbur.orgttinewstti2024tti02tti08ttiimmigration-debate-warren-markey-healey Horwitz, S. ff2015, July 15). How a first crack cocaine offense led to a life sentence. Washington Post. https:ttittiwww.washingtonpost.comttisfttinationaltti2015tti07tti15ttifrom-a-first-arrest-to-a-life-sentencetti CNN, W. B. ff2016, September 2). From a life sentence to clemency from Obama. CNN. https:ttittiwww.cnn.comtti2016tti09tti01ttipoliticstticlemency-sharanda-jonesttiindex.html Martyn, A. ff2015, October 13). New Reforms Bypass Dallas Inmate Sentenced to Life for First Drug Arrest. Dallas Observer. https:ttittiwww.dallasobserver.comttinewsttinew-reforms-bypass-dallas-inmate- sentenced-to-life-for-first-drug-arrest-7680480 Reflection: Initially the factors I selected were a little difficult to locate quotes in the articles. After further reading into the court case and the backstory it became very easy to locate quotes. I found it more difficult to find quotes. Religion was more difficult to find a perfect description regarding policing. The example of the world events was that there was a cocaine epidemic and it was used to enforce strong sentencing