Incarceration and Race
a. African Americans make up only 13 percent of the general
population in the United Sates, but the number of black men in state and federal prisons is significantly larger than the number of white men
b. Hispanic inmates’ ratio has increased dramatically over the past
decade.
E. The Social Media Revolution
1. Social Media and Law Enforcement
a. Social media offers opportunities for law enforcement
b. Law enforcement presence in social media
c. Social media as a crime fighting tool
2. The dark side of social media
a. Today’s criminal has also benefited from technological advances, including the Internet
b. Greater opportunity for crime
c. Anonymity – bullying, harassment, stalking has increased
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