Loden’s Wheel of Diversity factors

  In this assignment, you will look at Loden’s Wheel of Diversity factors and identify the pertinent information that frequently impacts interactions throughout the criminal justice system, specifically in relation to policing, courts, and corrections. In Modules Three and Four, you examined Loden’s Wheel of Diversity, which portrays the lens through which people process information and the assumptions it can lead to about others. These assumptions drive our own behaviors and can ultimately have a negative (or sometimes positive) impact on others. The wheel consists of five “Diversity Dimensions”: Personality, Internal, External, Organizational, and Era. Each dimension contains its own set of attributes or factors. While some factors are out of our control (e.g., internal dimension), others may change over time and are the basis for our decision making. Being able to identify these unique characteristics along with the specific dimension can help you gain a better understanding of the factors that influence our behaviors as well as the impact they have on interactions within the criminal justice system. This will also assist you as you consider individual biases in Project Two, which you will complete in Module Seven. Prevalent Factors First, review Loden’s Wheel of Diversity. Identify at least five factors you think would be most prevalent in influencing interactions within the criminal justice system. Take careful note of which dimension each factor belongs to in order to determine whether or not it is within our control. Identify Quotes: Sharanda Jones Case Now that you have predicted which factors you think would be the most prevalent, you will need to identify quotes that provide evidence of each factor.