Name: Discussions Questions

Directions: After reading “Jim Crow Policing,” complete the following discussion questions in complete sentences. Highlight your responses.

Introduction

• In the introduction, how does Herbert establish the significance of racial profiling?

Body

• Why does the author start with statistics in paragraph 2? How do they start to make the essay’s point?

• What point is Herbert making when he breaks the data down by race?

• Why does the author talk about the reasons New York police stop people? What does that have to do with his main argument?

• What is the main point of this essay? What examples does Herbert cite to make his point?

• What are the consequences of racial profiling?