1: Crime and People
Lab 1
By what percent has the U.S. prison population increased in the last three decades? The U.S. prison population has increased 790%.
According to the deputy director of the U.S. program at Human Rights Watch, how does the growing number of prisoners reflect a human rights problem? “As many of the people caught up in the criminal justice system are low income, racial and ethnic minorities, often forgotten by society,”
Besides juveniles, what other age group is experiencing unprecedented incarceration rates? Does this surprise you? Why or why not? Another age group experiencing unprecedented incarceration rates is with very elderly people. Yes, it surprises me very much. I was not expecting to read that at all. I guess mainly because I figured that most elderly people would have a lot more common sense not to do that, and the fact that how are they able to be doing this kind of stuff at their age some of these elders can barely even walk, why would they think they could get away from the cops?
How does crime policy analyst Nathan James describe crimes that have a "high level of replacement"? Does this help explain the growing prison population? Why or why not? “He said, if a serial rapist is incarcerated, the judicial system has the power to prevent further sexual assaults by that offender, and it is likely that no one will take the offender’s place. “However, if a drug dealer is incarcerated, it is possible that someone will step in to take that person’s place.” In a way yes, this does explain the growing prison population, but I mean if the people weren’t doing these crimes the rate would obviously not go up. The fact that people are so dumb to commit these crimes time after time pretty much explains the growing prison population.
In your opinion, should nonviolent criminals be incarcerated? Why or why not? Yes, it is still a crime, but I do think they should be able to enroll in a diversion program, if it is not a super serious crime.
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By what percent has the U.S. prison population increased in the last three decades? The U.S. prison population has increased 790%.
According to the deputy director of the U.S. program at Human Rights Watch, how does the growing number of prisoners reflect a human rights problem? “As many of the people caught up in the criminal justice system are low income, racial and ethnic minorities, often forgotten by society,”
Besides juveniles, what other age group is experiencing unprecedented incarceration rates? Does this surprise you? Why or why not? Another age group experiencing unprecedented incarceration rates is with very elderly people. Yes, it surprises me very much. I was not expecting to read that at all. I guess mainly because I figured that most elderly people would have a lot more common sense not to do that, and the fact that how are they able to be doing this kind of stuff at their age some of these elders can barely even walk, why would they think they could get away from the cops?
How does crime policy analyst Nathan James describe crimes that have a "high level of replacement"? Does this help explain the growing prison population? Why or why not? “He said, if a serial rapist is incarcerated, the judicial system has the power to prevent further sexual assaults by that offender, and it is likely that no one will take the offender’s place. “However, if a drug dealer is incarcerated, it is possible that someone will step in to take that person’s place.” In a way yes, this does explain the growing prison population, but I mean if the people weren’t doing these crimes the rate would obviously not go up. The fact that people are so dumb to commit these crimes time after time pretty much explains the growing prison population.
In your opinion, should nonviolent criminals be incarcerated? Why or why not? Yes, it is still a crime, but I do think they should be able to enroll in a diversion program, if it is not a super serious crime.
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