Racial Disparities in America’s Judicial System The mandatory imprisonment policies written for the judicial system are creating disparity of minority inmate population primarily due to non-violent drug crimes and the unjust mandatory minimum sentencing laws. America’s prisons are the most populated in the world‚ and they are disproportionately populated by minorities due to the set of mandatory imprisonment policies set in place. Over the past five decades‚ the disparity between races has widened
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author discusses the collective impact of justice involvement on communities of color and how recent social movements are challenging the issue of mass incarceration. Nicole D. Porter’s background includes managing The Sentencing Project’s state and local advocacy efforts on sentencing reform‚ voting rights‚ and eliminating racial disparities in the criminal justice system. The article stresses that the purpose of the movement is not to ignore or excuse criminal offences‚ but rather offers a new view
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liberal government. Along with that he has also made an influence in the certain areas‚ such as fields of theology‚ theories of education‚ and the religious viewpoints. Throughout the history John Locke have earned a title of “the Father of liberal philosophy” with all his achievements and ideas. His thoughts were the foundation for the revolution of new colonies‚ these kind of extraordinary thoughts
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Lengthening the prison sentence is being used as a deterrent or to simply take the bad guys off the street for longer. This has not worked in the past and will not work now. Facing a long sentence has not deterred robbery from happening. If prison sentencing was enough robbery would not be around in society especially not as frequent as it is today. According to a study done by the FBI in 2006 447‚403 robberies were reported to the police‚ which equals out to a rate of one robbery per minute in the
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regressed to (War on Drug) strategies. iv. Rejected a recommendation from the US Sentencing Commission to eliminate or reduce the crack and powder cocaine sentences. b. Why are our prisons overcrowded due to different changes on drug reforms? i. Over the years‚ “Reforms” have been created‚ limiting the discretion of judges and members of parole boards. For example‚ sentencing‚ guidelines‚ length and determinate sentencing. (Gottschalk‚
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When a defendant is sentenced‚ there are philosophical reasons behind this sentencing. The four basic reasons are rehabilitation‚ deterrence‚ retribution‚ and incapacitation. Because this process is sensitive‚ guidelines have been made to ensure that presumptive sentences are mandatory. Rehabilitation is considered one of the most "humane" goal of punishment. There are different ways a judge can impose a rehabilitation sentence. For example‚ a young woman is arrested for public drunkenness. The
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examine the sentence structure of the law vis-à-vis fairness and justice. In short‚ does a Three Strikes Law sentencing structure achieve its goals without exceeding its authority? Goals of Sentencing The goals of sentencing‚ like the goals of the penal system itself‚ have shifted since the nascent days of our current system of justice. Today‚ most legal analysts recognize five goals of sentencing. Deterrence is a theory based on fear of consequences (MOJ 3.2‚ 1998). General deterrence is the
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Discriminatory Sentencing What are we having this liberty for? We are having this liberty in order to reform our social system‚ which is full of inequality‚ discrimination and other things‚ which conflict with our fundamental rights.( B. R. Ambedkar). Society itself is very discriminative about race‚ ethnicity and sentencing those minority groups with drug charges against them and the dominant group getting lenient sentencing on the same charges there is also in general sentencing that is unjustified
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Educational philosophers were able to challenge conventional thought and bring wisdom that helped shape how we educate our children today. By doing so‚ we change how we see the world and how we learn. How we were taught has a great impact on every aspect of our lives‚ from choosing what we will do with our futures to how we treat one another. The three philosophers that I respect and admire are Plato‚ John Dewey and Paulo Freire. A combination of these philosopher’s ideas and ideals are what will
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more than any other race. Carrillo‚ Silvio. Should Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws be Repealed? 13 December 2000. 21 October 2010 http://speakout.com/activism/issue_briefs/1127b-1.html The author discusses the acts of 1986‚ which changed the law pertaining to the Anti-Drug Abuse act and the sentencing of violators. This article also examines the overcrowding of prisons related to mandatory sentencing. Caulkins‚ Jonathan P. Rydell‚ Peter C. Schwabe‚ William and Chiesa
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