To say that this is just a problem is a half sited understatement, but to realize the controversy that mass incarceration has caused around the globe is overwhelming. Mass incarceration can be defined as a large percentage of individuals who are imprisoned. Mass incarceration has taken its cynical toll on the U.S ever since the late 1970s, however having more negative effects on the community than good the incarceration rate has quadrupled since then, making the U.S have the highest incarceration rate in the world. With no programs to help prepare and assist former convicts transition back into the social system, these individuals are two out of three times more likely to be re-incarcerated. In this essay, I will use TRACE analysis to analyze
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A reader is an individual who reads as oppose to an intended audience who is described as a targeted group of people in which my topic is directed towards. Although these terms may seem similar, they are quite different in a sense that a reader can literally be anyone viewing the context, but my intended audience is a bunch of personals I am directing my topic towards. The topic being discussed determines the individual(s) I am writing for. For example, my intended audience for a paper on how there should be rehabilitation centers for former convicts to help them adjust back into society so there is a decline in re-incarceration rates would be directed towards those in charge of prison programs. An audience member is someone who is reviewing a presentation being given. The term presentation in this context is being described as a social introduction, for example, someone giving a speech or an individual who may be giving a power point. I would describe myself as a good audience member, I take notes while the speaker in presenting, I also always show up on time ready to receive, as well as giving nonverbal cues that show the presenter that I am following his or her presentation. I choose to talk about mass incarceration, because it is a topic that oddly interests me. It is intriguing to me that something as simple as the criminal justice system, something that is meant for our good can twist certain situations because of bias opinion concerning race and ethnic background. I can relate to this topic because I have family members who were wrongfully imprisoned due a racial bias opinion of law enforcement. There have been instances where the individual who was attempting to cause harm went free because officers believed that we were the cause of the
A reader is an individual who reads as oppose to an intended audience who is described as a targeted group of people in which my topic is directed towards. Although these terms may seem similar, they are quite different in a sense that a reader can literally be anyone viewing the context, but my intended audience is a bunch of personals I am directing my topic towards. The topic being discussed determines the individual(s) I am writing for. For example, my intended audience for a paper on how there should be rehabilitation centers for former convicts to help them adjust back into society so there is a decline in re-incarceration rates would be directed towards those in charge of prison programs. An audience member is someone who is reviewing a presentation being given. The term presentation in this context is being described as a social introduction, for example, someone giving a speech or an individual who may be giving a power point. I would describe myself as a good audience member, I take notes while the speaker in presenting, I also always show up on time ready to receive, as well as giving nonverbal cues that show the presenter that I am following his or her presentation. I choose to talk about mass incarceration, because it is a topic that oddly interests me. It is intriguing to me that something as simple as the criminal justice system, something that is meant for our good can twist certain situations because of bias opinion concerning race and ethnic background. I can relate to this topic because I have family members who were wrongfully imprisoned due a racial bias opinion of law enforcement. There have been instances where the individual who was attempting to cause harm went free because officers believed that we were the cause of the