Discussion 1,2 - There is substantial evidence that cross-racial

D5.1

Your authors contend in this week's readings:

There is substantial evidence that cross-racial eyewitness identifications, and particularly eyewitness identifications of African Americans by whites, are unreliable. (See footnote 96 in your text).

Discussion Question Two of Two: Why can race or ethnicity make this more complicated?

D5.2

This week, you’ll be looking at “participant observation studies.” If you like “people watching,” this type of research is right up your alley. However, please be advised that "people watching" comes with its own set of “cautions and warnings” (i.e., it can be “dangerous”). To that end, this week’s discussion prompt follows:

Using Hamm’s Skinheads and Jankowski’s gang studies, discuss some potential dangers and prospects of studying deviant groups on their turf. Would you feel comfortable doing the same? Why, or why not?