African American culture been literally dragged through the deep‚ darkness of ethnic hostility in early American history.In March ‚ 1965‚ the United States celebrates the Selma-to-Montgomery ‚ the citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade‚ to celebrate the shared history of the civil rights movement and our nation’s continued progress towards racial equality.Yet decades later‚ a broken criminal-justice system has demonstrated that we still have a long way to go in
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Unfair to certain offenders (overly harsh) Prediction of recidivism far from perfect Critical point/issue with incap: Punishment based on something offender hasn’t done yet Theories of Punishment: Rehabilitation Rehabilitation Restoring convicted offender to constructive place in society through education and therapy Why’s this appealing? Because family‚ also because cost effective. Goal is oriented soley towards offender; Not consistent relation between severity of "punishment (aka
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of defects and errors in orders from clients. In just a few weeks after accepting the position‚ Mr. Jackson discovered that the former manager hired supervisors on the basis of job seniority and friendship. Moreover‚ many of his employees were convicted felons who disturbed the work environment. Arguments and other issues between employees were solved with physical or verbal abuse; this in part was because background and references were not checked prior to hiring those employees and managers and supervisors
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innocent individual being convicted for a crime he or she had no involvement in but being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The individual lives out his or her jail sentence in an orderly fashion only to be found not guilty after more than a decade with the discovery of vital evidence produced by advanced technology. This is just one of countless cases of wrongful conviction of innocent people by the justice system. Since 1989‚ countless of cases were found wrongfully convicted after the case had been
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The Prison System: Parole and Re-Entry Stemming from the war on drugs came three strikes laws and mandatory minimum sentencing. Never in the history of the United States have this many people been incarcerated‚ but at the same time never have this many people been released from prisons either. Currently‚ over two million individuals are incarcerated in prisons and jails across the United States‚ and over three fourths of these people will be released at some point (www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/).
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continue to live felonious lives. This not only poses a problem on their behave but also that of the communities in which they live and are offending. The state of California was determined to conjure a method of reducing the recidivism of violent felons. Consequently‚ California legislatures agreed to install a plan of action‚ which evolved‚ to their “three strikes” sentencing law. This creation of the “three strikes” fundamentally means that those who are found guilty of serious felonies for a third
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are put into place seem to protect one race of people‚ while it hinders another. An example of this disparity is the crack/cocaine law. “Although approximately two thirds of crack cocaine users are white or Hispanic‚ a large percentage of people convicted of possession of crack cocaine in federal courts in 2004 were black” (Kurtzleben). Possession of crack can carry the same sentence as the possession of a quantity of cocaine that is 100 times larger (Kurtzleben). Although crack and cocaine is virtually
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mentioned afore‚ but in the case where one’s life or liberty has been harmed. The methods are taken to a level of punishment higher than that of a misdemeanor; “death or imprisonment in excess of one year” (TheFreeDictionary.com). Sentencing a person convicted of a felony to death is legal in some states and illegal in others. The death penalty is decided for those who commit crimes such as “First-degree murder with special circumstances; sabotage; train wrecking causing death; treason; perjury causing
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For instance‚ federal and state laws prohibit convicted felons and mentally unstable individuals from purchasing guns. Unfortunately‚ though these laws are not strict enough to stop such individuals from obtaining guns. For example‚ over the weekend two police officers were shot in Brooklyn by an individual
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the group. The labeling theory is another theory that I have witnessed but not experienced within my community. The labeling theory happens with every criminal that has served time and have been released. For example‚ once they are labeled as a convicted felon‚ it is rare that they will have the same opportunity and be able to live a normal
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