1. Interesting points: a. An interesting point I found was the contribution of the criminal justice system to an ideology. Ideology is explained as the set of beliefs that formulate and justify the existing state of affairs and its injustice. The message conveyed by the criminal justice system is that the result of crime arises from the weakness of a single person compared to the injustices of social class (177, 2). I find it interesting that the failures of the individual are the focal point of crime and that in doing so social inequality is preserved.b. Those who suffer from the injustice of the criminal justice system and the failure to reduce street crime are the poor. The poor are not in a position to change the policy of the criminal justice system (181, 1). On top of this, the poor are victims of the failure to reduce high rates of street crime (180, 5). These facts are interesting because they illustrate why the poor cannot change politics alone. They are the ones who suffer because of politics and are stuck in an abyss of poverty.c. Laws are said to serve the rich and powerful rather than promote the well-being of society (192, 6). Another interesting point, and along with this, criminal justice policy makers are the wealthy and wealthy people (193, 3). These points are interesting because the law only benefits the upper classes of society, who have complete control over it. The poor simply go with the flow and do what they can to survive. They can't do much considering they are stuck and it's difficult for them to get out of poverty. There are a few upper class people who rule over many thousands of lower classes...... middle of paper...... Actual events are distorted from real events by making them more dramatic or targeted at a specific group. than it should be (186, 2). This is where the poor and their crimes are most noticed. Why is reality so distorted by social media and television?c. The actual percentages of wealth distribution between poor and rich are 5% for the poor and 84% for the rich. What is perceived is that the poorest hold 20% of the wealth while the rich hold 59%. Finally, the ideal percentages of wealth would be 45% for the poorest and 32% for the rich (198, 1). The wealth gap can be considered unfair and unjust in the United States (198, 3). How is it possible that the percentages in Table 4.2 are so different from the actual amount of wealth among the richest and poorest in the United States? We should not be the country of equal opportunities and equality??