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When academic theories clash with lived experiences in your classroom

I'm studying criminal justice and my professor says the death penalty is racist, but my Black classmate disagrees because her brother was murdered and she wants justice.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

He's learning that intellectual frameworks can't fully capture the complexity of how people experience injustice and seek resolution.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The death penalty — all perspectives?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.