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INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL THINKING CASE STUDY FOR JUSTICE STUDIES STUDENTS
Locker Search
You are a police officer who has been assigned to work with a local high school. There are
rumors of students possessing drugs and possibly selling them. Approximately one week ago, a
bag of marijuana was found outside of the building in front of a classroom window. The
suspicions of students possessing drugs is based on physical evidence.
A team meeting convenes to discuss the best approach to addressing the problem. The school
principal proposes a locker search but reminds the team that not all lockers will be searched and
that the school must be selective in which lockers they target. A debate ensues to determine
which lockers will be searched.
Mr. Jones, a teacher, suggests that since the majority of students who attend the school are
white, the suspect is mostly likely white and the school should focus on white students. Mrs.
Swanson disagrees. She says that she recently read a newspaper article that suggests that
minority students are more likely to sell drugs, so the school should narrow its focus on minority
student lockers.
Mr. Kob, the assistant principal, believes that he knows who the guilty party is. He’s always been
suspicious of Billy Jones and has “never liked the way that kid looks.” Mrs. Teller, quickly
disagrees stating, “Billy’s a nice boy, and I know in my heart that he would never use drugs.”
Mr. Jones reminds the team that Sally Smith’s father was recently released from prison and if
her father sold drugs, “There’s a great likelihood that Sally sells them too.”
In 2-3 pages of creative writing, please create the conclusion to this scenario. The conclusion
should be based on ideal critical thinking practices you’ve learned in this course. How might
parents, educators, law enforcement, and other community members come together and have
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