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Find a mainstream news article from the past or present that is relevant to a crime and violence topic that interests you from the list below:
Decriminalization of responsible drug use
Intervention on the issue of campus rape
Awareness of the use of prisons as mental health institutions
Addressing the militarization of police
Countering institutionalized racism in the criminal justice system
If there is an issue that you feel strongly about representing that is not on this list, you may focus on that issue with prior instructor approval.
For your initial discussion post, include a link to your article and critique the article from the perspective of a sociologist of crime and violence. How is the news article different from or similar to the perspective or approach a sociologist might take?
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