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African-Americans. Furthermore, making the state the fifth highest prison population in the nation. Minorities are being convicted of minor offense crimes but are facing felony sentencing. Incarcerations related to non-drug crimes have remained steady over many decades; but the war on drugs continued to grow more prisoners over the past years attacking crime suppression in poor, minority areas. I am reaching out to all Georgia residence of all races and ages to help stop the oppression of…

that "The only times an Afro-American who was assaulted got away has been when he had a gun and used it in self-defense”(Cooke). Some think that if you live in an area with a very high crime rate that carrying a gun around will be the difference between life and death. Those who believe gun control will not lower crime rates also allege that more strict background checks would reduce gun violence and mass shootings. Others think that gun control is not ethical and the only things people need to…

are Black or Hispanic men. Despite the crime rates decreasing, the number of prisoners serving their sentence has only increased. In 13th amendment there are loopholes that allow convicts to be treated like “slaves”. Many major industries have inmate labor because they can pay lower wages and sustaining their productivity.…

to their population, the way white collar crime is less targeted than drugs, the way Hispanics are treated differently in jails, and last the way California prisons practice unwritten racial practices will be discussed to explained…

members of a lower socio-economic status. They are the most targeted by the law, which is portrayed in popular culture. I became interested in this topic because I'm passionate about anything that is related to the criminal justice system. Every single project or research paper that I do is related to these kind of topics because I'm a member of a minority group, and I want to study criminal law when I get to law school. I would like to analyze the way that they are portrayed as criminals in…

Golash-Boza states that,”Beset with social problems, the California legislature attempted to use mass incarceration as a solution to poverty, unemployment, and inequality” (238). According to this quote, high incarceration and crime rates are often associated with economic restructuring. In particular, the economic restructuring of California led to numerous social problems, which California choose not to properly address. Consequently, California choose to deal with the social…

Guyanas crime rate has begun to rise in the past decade from reading multiple articles on the topic, that is why they are begging to implement SWAT teams and other special forces in their department. A YouTube channel by HGPTV (Channel16 Cable67) with the video being named, Guyana Crime Rate has increased talks about, how the murders aren’t just simple murders happening. These are execution type murders taking place in the streets of Guyana. The killings are happening during robberies, domestic,…

Behind the Crime Scene The causes of illegality are complicated. Most people focus on the criminal’s flaws or lack of morals to try to explain why they commit crimes. Honestly if an individual decides to commit a crime, then that is their decision. If arrested, the criminal has to accept the consequences. Their many factors that influences crime, including the need for money, emotion, envy or vengeance and the desire for control. In some situations, individuals commit crimes for their own…

adequately serve the citizens of the county and address the gang and drug related activity in the area the Virtual City Police Department has developed a task force. The task force will be comprised of six divisions dedicated to the investigation of crimes against persons including homicide, sexual assault and robbery. The Virtual City Police Department Task Force will be comprised of the following units Homicide, Sex Crimes, Crimes against Persons, Criminal Gangs, Juvenile, and Narcotics &…

times in 2002 and began covering the Supreme Court in the fall of 2008. Liptak went to school at Yale University, Yale Law School. His article “Gun Laws and crime: a complex relationship” was published by New york times on June 29, 2008, the article gives 5 reasons as to why or why not gun laws should be stricter. In the article Gun Laws and crime: A complex Relationship by Adam Liptak he argues that criminals are least likely to obey gun laws than people with clean records. In the article “A…