Read carefully: This activity will require analysis on your part, as some ideas and concepts will appear to be quite similar, and you will have to work to find the differing elements. I know it is tempting to just provide a summary of the two articles, but analysis will show the importance of the comparisons and contrasts you encountered.
1: Link to video and article: The Mis-Education and Criminalization of Black and Latino Boys’, an event recap written by Erica Browne a Graduate Student Researcher: Victor Rios, Sociology Professor at UC Santa Barbara, visited UC Berkeley on February 2 to discuss the criminalization of Black and Latino boys, and his nearly 20 years of research examining the perspective of youth experiencing punitive social control on the streets and in schools.
https://belonging.berkeley.edu/victor-rios-mis-education-and-criminalization-black-and-latino-boys
2: Link to audio and text transcript: The Consequences of Mass Incarceration of Black and Latino Boys.
The Brothers of A.B.L.L.E. (Achieving Black and Latino Leaders of Excellence) present a lecture by Victor Rios, associate professor at UC-Santa Barbara and prominent scholar in juvenile justice, masculinity, and race.
https://www.swarthmore.edu/news-events/victor-rios-consequences-mass-incarceration-black-and-latino-boys
Writing Exercise # 7
Write a compare and contrast paper (500 + words minimum) discussing the similarities and differences between the two. Your paper should contain an introduction with a thesis statement, a body paragraph where the comparisons and contrasts are discussed, a paragraph establishing connections to current events or personal experiences and a conclusion.
*500 + words minimum, Times New Roman, double space, 12
