In this report for a non-governmental organization, Mclemore uses personal stories and examples from the USA to portray mandatory minimum sentencing as a lousy policy that should not be enacted in Canada. Mclemore highlights the negative aspects of such a policy that would take Canada in the wrong direction with its policy on crime. Her examples of these ‘tough on crime’ policies failing in the USA are especially convincing as it sheds light on the practice contributing negatively in past experiences.
Mclemore is a senior researcher in the Health and Human rights division of the Human rights Watch. The Human Rights Watch is an enormous international non-governmental organization with an expenditure of almost 70 million in 2014. Therefore …show more content…
However, Raaflaub then ends off summarizing his report outlining a two imperative negatives of mandatory minimum sentencing. The first is that with mandatory minimum sentencing there is almost no incentive to plead guilty. Prison costs also increase when this policy is enacted taking away more funds from law enforcement without ever actually showing a clear and significant decrease in crime.
Raaflaub has in the past worked for the government as a legal analyst making him one of the most qualified to speak on the topic. Due to his job(while creating this report) being at the Library of Parliament he is supposed to remain objective and provide advice for politicians. This makes him one of the most dignified and influential speakers on the topic and is most certainly qualified.
This government report was very informative and well written. Not only did it give me a non partisan look at the issue, it also gave a substantial amount of facts and depth in the few paragraphs on mandatory minimum sentencing in society. In further studies I will definitely return to this report as it is the most credible source and I will definitely look for more government …show more content…
R. (2001, Summer). Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentencing and Systemic Racism. Osgoode Hall Law Journal, 39(2/3), 492-512. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
Mirza’s scholarly article on mandatory minimum sentencing is primarily directed to highlighting the impact such a policy will have on Black persons living in Canada. Mirza uses plenty of figures to identify compulsory sentencing actually perpetuating systemic racism and the disproportionate incarceration of african-Canadians. Mirza ends his article claiming that having a proactive filtration of charges would do a great deal to reduce the disparate distribution in incarceration rates where mandatory minimum sentencing will only do the opposite.
Faisal Mirza is a graduate from Osgoode law school and has a lot of experience in the court of law. He is yet another credible source and is opinion should be considered and debated.
Mirza’s arguments are steeped in facts and bolstered by reasonable conjectures making this article a great one despite it’s age. Even as a fifteen year old document the arguments put forth by Mirza are still relevant in today's culture. I will certainly use his research as a means of pointing out the potential harm on minority groups in
Mclemore is a senior researcher in the Health and Human rights division of the Human rights Watch. The Human Rights Watch is an enormous international non-governmental organization with an expenditure of almost 70 million in 2014. Therefore …show more content…
However, Raaflaub then ends off summarizing his report outlining a two imperative negatives of mandatory minimum sentencing. The first is that with mandatory minimum sentencing there is almost no incentive to plead guilty. Prison costs also increase when this policy is enacted taking away more funds from law enforcement without ever actually showing a clear and significant decrease in crime.
Raaflaub has in the past worked for the government as a legal analyst making him one of the most qualified to speak on the topic. Due to his job(while creating this report) being at the Library of Parliament he is supposed to remain objective and provide advice for politicians. This makes him one of the most dignified and influential speakers on the topic and is most certainly qualified.
This government report was very informative and well written. Not only did it give me a non partisan look at the issue, it also gave a substantial amount of facts and depth in the few paragraphs on mandatory minimum sentencing in society. In further studies I will definitely return to this report as it is the most credible source and I will definitely look for more government …show more content…
R. (2001, Summer). Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentencing and Systemic Racism. Osgoode Hall Law Journal, 39(2/3), 492-512. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
Mirza’s scholarly article on mandatory minimum sentencing is primarily directed to highlighting the impact such a policy will have on Black persons living in Canada. Mirza uses plenty of figures to identify compulsory sentencing actually perpetuating systemic racism and the disproportionate incarceration of african-Canadians. Mirza ends his article claiming that having a proactive filtration of charges would do a great deal to reduce the disparate distribution in incarceration rates where mandatory minimum sentencing will only do the opposite.
Faisal Mirza is a graduate from Osgoode law school and has a lot of experience in the court of law. He is yet another credible source and is opinion should be considered and debated.
Mirza’s arguments are steeped in facts and bolstered by reasonable conjectures making this article a great one despite it’s age. Even as a fifteen year old document the arguments put forth by Mirza are still relevant in today's culture. I will certainly use his research as a means of pointing out the potential harm on minority groups in