In 1865, the thirteenth amendment passed by Abraham Lincoln was meant to change US history forever. However, despite the amendment abolishing slavery and overt racism, racism happens to be very much present systematically in American society. Systematic racism affects the economic and social position of non-white populations. These populations are subjected to poverty and the lack of opportunity. Angela Davis argues that racism is the main culprit responsible for the incarceration practices in the United States.
Davis states that non-whites are drastically more likely to be subjected to being perceived as criminals who must be either incarcerated, placed on parole or probation. This standpoint is thoroughly supported through the statistics …show more content…
Malthus claimed that the geometrical increase of a population makes it difficult for poverty to be avoided. As a result, increasing resources is difficult. In other words, there is more demand than there is supply. This disposes certain populations to famine, war, etc. Malthus’ theory of population control can be considerably relevant to population control which occurs through mass incarceration. Poverty subject’s individuals to rough environments where there are a lack of opportunities and resources for survival. This makes it rather difficult to seek “legitimate” means to survive along with lacking the opportunity for good education and public services. Accordingly, they are much more susceptible to commit crimes and potentially be incarcerated. Moreover, since systematic racism affects the economic position of non-white populations, they are prone to the racist practices of the punishment industry; producing disproportionate amounts of Black’s and Latino’s in the criminal justice …show more content…
The more they continue to instill fear into individuals through the criminalization of non-white populations, the more individuals will feel that there should be more jails to prevent criminals from posing harm to society. Additional funds are then used to build more jails, which continues to contribute to the fear of harmful beings and the demand for even more facilities. The more people who occupy these facilities, the more opportunity there is for cheap labour. Therefore, the disproportionate Black and Latino populations are coerced into being exploited to benefit the
Davis states that non-whites are drastically more likely to be subjected to being perceived as criminals who must be either incarcerated, placed on parole or probation. This standpoint is thoroughly supported through the statistics …show more content…
Malthus claimed that the geometrical increase of a population makes it difficult for poverty to be avoided. As a result, increasing resources is difficult. In other words, there is more demand than there is supply. This disposes certain populations to famine, war, etc. Malthus’ theory of population control can be considerably relevant to population control which occurs through mass incarceration. Poverty subject’s individuals to rough environments where there are a lack of opportunities and resources for survival. This makes it rather difficult to seek “legitimate” means to survive along with lacking the opportunity for good education and public services. Accordingly, they are much more susceptible to commit crimes and potentially be incarcerated. Moreover, since systematic racism affects the economic position of non-white populations, they are prone to the racist practices of the punishment industry; producing disproportionate amounts of Black’s and Latino’s in the criminal justice …show more content…
The more they continue to instill fear into individuals through the criminalization of non-white populations, the more individuals will feel that there should be more jails to prevent criminals from posing harm to society. Additional funds are then used to build more jails, which continues to contribute to the fear of harmful beings and the demand for even more facilities. The more people who occupy these facilities, the more opportunity there is for cheap labour. Therefore, the disproportionate Black and Latino populations are coerced into being exploited to benefit the