deserves equal and consistent judgment in the court of law. African Americans have a high incarceration rate because of the heavy focus put on inner city communities‚ the profiling done by police officers‚ and are often not given equal trials in court. In court‚ minorities are incarcerated for the same crimes as Caucasians
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The United States Incarceration system have produced a new social group‚ these individuals are categorized as social deviants who are joined by the shared experience of incarceration‚ crime‚ poverty‚ racial minority‚ and low education. However‚ researchers recently examined the grey area of innocent individuals have been are convicted and serve time within the American criminal justice system. The new group that has emerged is called "exonerees". Twenty-six years ago‚ “exoneration” did not exist
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and they were not afforded any rights. This began to change once the goal of incarceration became rehabilitation instead of punishment. One of the major rights inmates are afforded is the right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment‚ which is explained in the 8th Amendment. According to Smith and Dow (2002)‚ the 8th Amendment does not clearly define what cruel and unusual punishment is in regards to incarceration‚ but the Supreme Court has put pressure on prison officials when it comes to the
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This piece of work is mainly about the social analysts position to the issue of racism and mass incarceration and also how the various principles of distributive justice can be applied to different positions in our issue of focus. It is quite evident that the main work of the social policy analysts is to identify current problems‚ evaluating them and coming up with solutions regarding to it. Once they discover the problem they
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other countries‚ and compare it to the United States to give ourselves the illusion that we are free. Although it may be true that we have more freedom than other nations‚ it is not true that the United States is an absolutely free nation. The incarceration rates of this country are devastatingly high that the prison system operates more like a business than as a correction
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in Oklahoma has the highest incarceration rate for African-Americans. Approximately 4.6% of all African-American males in Oklahoma are incarcerated compared to of only 0.9% white males. In California 1 out of every 22 African-American adult male is in state prison. The racial disparity is greatest in the category of drug arrests and indicates institutional discrimination against African-Americans. It is hypothesized in some of the literature that for less serious crimes police may exhibit greater
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Throughout the time of the world there has always been crime. People committing acts against society that is frowned upon for personally gain. In medieval times these criminals would be hanged or get the limb that they used for the crime chopped off (so if you stole something your hand would get chopped off). In the twenty first century criminals are not killed as often unless they commit a horrible crime in which society thinks they should be put to death. Criminals now go to prison for years that
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Mass Incarceration A current topic that is currently facing our national government is mass incarceration‚ also known as mass imprisonment or the prison boom. What is important about this topic is that if we don’t figure out how to fix this problem‚ the population of those in prison will continue to rise. Those imprisoned are mainly made up of minorities‚ specifically African American men who live in poverty‚ non-wealthy and disadvantaged neighborhoods; the ghetto. Although the numbers of imprisonment
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10 Incarceration CHAPTER OUTLINE I. Links to the Past A. Most correctional facilities are still in rural areas in line with Quaker beliefs that offenders could be redeemed only if removed from city distractions. B. The 1940s and 50s image of the ‘big house’ is still imprinted on most American minds: a walled prison with large‚ tiered cell blocks‚ a yard‚ shops‚ and industries. 1. The South did not conform to this model. 2. Racial segregation was maintained. 3. Prisoners were used as farm
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There are many legal aspects that need to be considered when looking at confinement. From potential legal issues that could arise‚ liabilities and responsibilities of the government‚ and how methods and practice of incarceration change due to the social and political environments‚ incarceration is very complex. There are many things that need to be taken into consideration. The government is liable and responsible for the prisoner’s medical care and providing equal protection. However‚ prisoners should
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