The Role Of Injustice In The 1960's

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At one point in time convicts were being rewarded for bad behavior rather than punish. It made the victims feel violated because there were no justices. But the circumstance began to take a turn around during the 1950's and 1960's era. There were varies advocates and lawmakers assembling together, in which their desire was to bring attention to the need of those victims who were being overlooked. In doing so, there was meetings, rallies, and petition drives form in order to educate the community of their rights and to acknowledge those who were forgotten by the criminal justice system. Later in the 1960's a debate and discussion group was executed to address those issues of injustice and what methods were needed to correct it. Thanks to the

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