One Criticism of Michelle Alexander's Ideas About Crime Policy and Race

question 27

Multiple Choice

One criticism of Michelle Alexander's ideas about crime policy and race is that

• A) she gives too much credence to the gains of the civil rights movement
• B) she embraces the conservative view while ignoring the liberal view
• C) she unfairly blames minorities for their part in creating mass incarceration
• D) she confuses the results of the war on crime with the intent of the great change in U.S.imprisonment policy

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