Michelle Alexander in her book “The New Jim Crow” and the Netflix Documentary “T

Michelle Alexander in her book “The New Jim Crow” and the Netflix Documentary “The 13th”, argue that law enforcement is fundamentally based on structural racism. John Pfaff, while acknowledging the centrality of systemic racism the criminal justice system, critiques Alexander for not looking at the real factors that are driving prison growth or “mass incarceration.” His critique argues, among other things, that Alexander’s areas of focus may explain the growth in the federal prison population, which is smaller than the state, but cannot account for the explosive growth in state prison populations (approximately 90% of prisoners in the United States.)
**Below please answer and comment on the following sections.**
Michelle Alexander- do you agree that structural racism is at the core of our criminal justice system? If so, how can we address this? More importantly, what three factors does Alexander and the Netflix Documentary focus on for increasing mass incarceration?
John Pfaff critiques Alexander and others for arguing about the “Standards Story”, which he thinks will distract us from the true causes of mass incarceration. Here is an interview with Pfaff on the subject https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYo67Q9Kzmc
What does Pfaff argue is the Standard Story?
What factors does Pfaff believe are driving the increase in mass incarceration and prisoners?
How does he believe we can reform this, and what are the costs of focusing on the “standard story” and ignoring his arguments?
Do you believe Pfaff is “deaftone” when it comes to structural racism?
TO WATCH DOCUMENTARY USE THIS WEBSITE: https://www.documentaryarea.tv/video/13th/