More and more young minority men and women are being ushered into the criminal justice system under the guise of fighting drugs. Therefore, the resources for educating them are diminishing and barriers to education restrict students with drug convictions from receiving higher education. Our youth of color bear the brunt of harmful drug policies from arrest to prosecution to detention in correctional facilities. In some states in the U.S. they now have the distinction of sending more Black and Latino young people to prison every year than graduate from state university programs. This legacy of discrimination in U.S. drug policy amplifies the burgeoning gap in opportunities available to White youth and youth of color.
According to a project run by The Huffington Post, 40% of juvenile offenders sent to private prisons on account of drug related crimes are arrested and convicted of harsher crimes in less than a year from their release (Kirkham). Moreover, the concept of combating drugs with the threat of imprisonment is counterproductive. Imprisoning low level drug-dealers for long periods of time creates a gaping void in the market, quickly replaced by desperate individuals wanting to generate an income, and the number of potential “criminals” skyrockets. Thus, by locking away non-violent offenders with such long sentences, the incarceration boom is being promoted, and wrecking societal
One in every 100 adults in the United States is incarcerated according to the PCS. The Pew Center on the States (PCS) conducts credible research and analyzes states’ experiences to determine what works and what does not work. Overcrowding has been a problem in the United States for many years. The government has tried different ways to fix it, but it has steadily gotten worse. Overcrowding has become a major issue in the United States mainly because nonviolent drug addicted offenders are repeating behaviors and ending up in jail.
Gianna Bianca 04/04/2013 Protecting the Children with Jessica’s Law Every two minutes in the United States, someone is sexually abused. 44% of these victims are under the age of 18 years old (CDC). These statistics are bold, but even worse – these crimes can be prevented. Crimes against children that involve sexual abuse can be prevented in one giant way: by keeping the predators in prison there they belong. This seems like a no brainer, however some judges and members of senate disagree that these illicit crimes are punishable by lengthy sentences and strict court conditions.
Coram (2009, p.197) states that “the report documented widespread and harrowing accounts of sexual abuse of Aboriginal children and, in doing so, bravely lifted the lid on the extent of abuse of women and children.” The government and health and welfare workers in the Northern Territory have been well aware of the child sexual abuse problem for many years however never to the extent revealed in the report. Statistics on sexually transmitted infections reflects existence of the abuse and represents a greater problem in indigenous communities opposed to non-indigenous communities (Anderson and Wild, 2007, p.14). Extensive study was undergone by Anderson and Wild (2007) involving interaction with 42 communities and 230 individual interviews, they found that the sexual abuse was far more severe and widespread than previously thought and was often not reported (Coram, 2009, p.197). Anderson and Wild (2007, p.12-15) describes the deviant behaviour occurring in these indigenous communities as mainly a result of alcohol and substance abuse, the lack of education and being brought up in an abusive home. Anderson and Wild (2007, p.218) suggest that one who is
The main concern should be to protect children and women from sex offenders, not protecting sex offender names. However, this is not the case since the main concern for sex offenders is their names being made public on a community notification system. Assignment * Write a persuasive paper rough draft. This assignment is not expected to be a final draft; however, you want to make sure to follow the organization described in the lecture. This assignment supports TCOs 1, 2, and 5.
Many employers are hesitant or unwilling to hire ex-convicts and parolees, because of their criminal background. Most employers ask applicants if they have ever been arrested if they answer yes then the applicant more often than not does not get the job. Another factor contributing to this problem are communities without alternative programming for at risk youth, and that does have a tendency to produce a high rate of recidivism. It begins with unemployment challenges, which is one of the major challenges that x- inmates experience when applying for a job. Many employers are hesitant and unwilling to hire ex-convicts and parolees, because of their criminal background.
To answer the question, many things are done daily to prevent police brutality. Nearly every case of police brutality presents a legal dynamic of related but separate civil and criminal cases. Once a citizen claims police abuse, there is almost always a contradictory allegation by the police accusing the citizen of being the initial aggressor and primary criminal actor against the police. (Lawson T.F. 2013) Police often blame the victim of police brutality when accused of being too brutal with their use of force.
The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | Abstract Substance abuse and juveniles has been an occurring problem in today’s society for decades. It has caused numerous problems for these juveniles as far as in school, at home, among peers, and also has developed mental issues for juveniles as well. Juveniles that are taking part in this have also got in trouble and have lost their driving privileges etc. Substance abuse and Juveniles
Over the past decade researchers have identified intervention strategies and program models that reduce delinquency and promote pro-social development. Preventing delinquency not only saves young lives from being wasted, but also prevents the onset of adult criminal careers and thus reduces the burden of crime on its victims and on society. It costs states billions of dollars a year to arrest, prosecute, incarcerate, and treat juvenile offenders. Investing in successful delinquency-prevention programs can save taxpayers millions of dollars each year. There are many reasons to prevent juveniles from becoming delinquents or from continuing to engage in delinquent behavior.