Sociology And The Criminal Justice System

Sociology, many who aren’t affiliated with it don't pay much mind to it, while in reality Sociology is all around us and plays a significant role in our everyday lives. Sociology shapes us, who we are, what we believe, and the culture around us. Everything we do and see is Sociology. It surrounds us and essentially, is us. It is a topic that is of great importance, as it allows us to understand why things happen. As mentioned in the instruction of this essay, “Why, what, when, and how” is what Sociology provides us with. It provides us with why things happen, what happens, when it happens, and how it’s happening. It provides us with explanations of Society, it diagnoses it and helps mend it. Studying Sociology has been more than interesting.

In this course, we were paired up with a partner and had to form a hypothesis, that we would test and research and either prove or disprove. In this course, my partner and I studied the racial disparity in the criminal justice system. I always knew that there was a bias in the criminal justice system, but studying and researching this as if I was a Sociologist helped me realize the significant issue that our country faces within the criminal justice system. This was really the beginning of my interest in Sociology, as prior to this course I never actually applied Sociology first-hand and used it to draw conclusions about society. This is where I truly began to appreciate Sociology, and not only see the amount of time and effort that goes into a study, but the potential to make a change through Sociology. Through this study, my partner and I ended up with a research project of 22 pages, countless hours were put into the project, but it also left us with a better understanding of our society. This project allowed me to essentially see the bigger picture, and see different aspects of society that I would have paid no mind to prior to this experience. So many factors go into the

Thinking in a sociological manner allows you to see the world from a different perspective. I have always been told this but have always wondered when I will be gifted with this ability, or what this ability even is, but I can really see it today and how it really does allow you to see the world from a different perspective. In all of my other courses I find myself thinking sociologically rather than in a 2 dimensional manner. I am currently enrolled in a culture and politics course and throughout it I find myself observing the social issues at hand and questioning them, rather than just being force fed information. Why do these things happen in Society? As we briefly talked of in class, the issue of class warfare? Why does it exist, why is there so much tension between the social classes and the different cultures of our country? One 2 dimensional reason of this would be racism, which is of course a factor, but there is still much more to these issues. Many of these individuals who suffer from the “Alt-Right” syndrome, are being spoon fed bullshit from the people who sit in office currently. These politicians like Donald Trump breed ignorance, and essentially blame the victim for our countries issues. He uses immigrants as a scapegoat, and people believe him simply because he states it, likely because they feel like they can identify and relate with him. Rather