Legal Representation Social Class
Legal Representation and Social Class
Legal representation is an example of a life chance. Life chances is on basic opportunities and resources in the marketplace that define an individual’s class position within the larger society (Collica & Furst, 2012). However, social class defines the type of legal representation individual receive in the justice system. Social class is a group with a similar level of economic and social status, especially income, wealth, and power (Collica & Furst, 2012). Also, social status, social influence, and social network are aspect that define social class. Furthermore, socialstratifiction among race, class, geography, religion, age, sexuall orientation, and gender is present. Socialstratification is structured …show more content…
According to experts, this dramatic increase in incarceration was the result of the War on Drugs and related punitive drug policies and not driven by an increase in rates of drug use or a dramatic increase in drug crime (Collica & Furst, 2012). The high number of crimes have overburdened the justice system, which placed presser on the public defense system. The presser created poor legel representation from lack of funds and time to adquentlcy represent the defents. In addition, overburdened of cases with public defense system has back up courts and releases from the “war on …show more content…
Therefore, addressing cause of social class indifference is a step to resolving a overburdened public defense system and discrimination. Some areas to address are poverty, education, and opportunties. The disadvantages breed the cycle of crime like drugs. According to textbook “Crime & Society” by Collica & Furst (2012) reads, “we know that poverty, slums, and unemployment are sources of streetcrime. We know that they breed alienation from social institutions, and that they reduce the likely rewards of going straight. But, we do not fully understand how they cause crime, because we know as well that many, if not most, poor, unemployed slum dwellers do not engage in street crime” (chapter 4). I think the textbook ask the best question, which is how does it create crime begin at a disadvantage in the
Legal representation is an example of a life chance. Life chances is on basic opportunities and resources in the marketplace that define an individual’s class position within the larger society (Collica & Furst, 2012). However, social class defines the type of legal representation individual receive in the justice system. Social class is a group with a similar level of economic and social status, especially income, wealth, and power (Collica & Furst, 2012). Also, social status, social influence, and social network are aspect that define social class. Furthermore, socialstratifiction among race, class, geography, religion, age, sexuall orientation, and gender is present. Socialstratification is structured …show more content…
According to experts, this dramatic increase in incarceration was the result of the War on Drugs and related punitive drug policies and not driven by an increase in rates of drug use or a dramatic increase in drug crime (Collica & Furst, 2012). The high number of crimes have overburdened the justice system, which placed presser on the public defense system. The presser created poor legel representation from lack of funds and time to adquentlcy represent the defents. In addition, overburdened of cases with public defense system has back up courts and releases from the “war on …show more content…
Therefore, addressing cause of social class indifference is a step to resolving a overburdened public defense system and discrimination. Some areas to address are poverty, education, and opportunties. The disadvantages breed the cycle of crime like drugs. According to textbook “Crime & Society” by Collica & Furst (2012) reads, “we know that poverty, slums, and unemployment are sources of streetcrime. We know that they breed alienation from social institutions, and that they reduce the likely rewards of going straight. But, we do not fully understand how they cause crime, because we know as well that many, if not most, poor, unemployed slum dwellers do not engage in street crime” (chapter 4). I think the textbook ask the best question, which is how does it create crime begin at a disadvantage in the