Incarceration in the United States

immigrants. Illegal immigrants are costly towards education since all public schools by law must educate all students, illegal or legal. Education at the federal level for illegal immigration costs up to $371 million yearly, without accounting for state level costs which are where majority of…

“America's public enemy number one in the United States is drug abuse. In order to fight and defeat this enemy, it is necessary to wage a new, all-out offensive.” – Former President Richard Nixon. The impact a short speech can have on a cultured society is surprising where a man’s thoughts drastically changed people’s lives on a larger scale than any political policy or agenda in the past 40 years. Just 6 short months after his speech Nixon managed to sign his policy into law in January of 1972.…

Arizona is a very political state and has been since it entered the United States on the romantic holiday of February 14, 1912. Though, Arizona is known for its deserts, extreme dry heat and the Grand Canyon, there's more to the state than it's geographical climate. The state of Arizona has been a Republican state majority of its existence. There's many issues such as same sexed marriages, abortions and numerus others that concern the people of Arizona and the state itself. Since the 1950's,…

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th US president, was famous for his role in the emancipation of slaves. Lincoln’s influence was exaggerated, in light of the dominant ideology of white supremacy, particularly in the southern American states. However both during and after his death in 1865 there were conflicting views about his influence on the anti-slavery movement. He played an important part in the steps towards the abolition of slavery, particularly in relation to legislation, but historians have…

created by the recorded amnesia from the 1950s. This forced peace, which is known as the "false accord", was broken by the impacts a generational hole. The generational crevice permitted the discontent to uncover the "shrouded" prejudice of the United States, subsequently making a counter-social development. In part 22 of Anne Moody's personal history, The Coming of Age in Mississippi, she describes the start of this counter-social development, which turns into the Civil Rights development. She…

Illegal Immigration One of the biggest topics for debate recently has been illegal immigration. There are many countries that are illegally coming into the United States but the biggest, and most talked about are the hispanics. Politicians are arguing that these immigrants are not a big deal and are actually helping the economy whereas others are saying that they are ruining the U.S. economy. Despite these few positive effects of illegal immigration the increasing amount of immigrants is a…

users. These behaviors often lead to incarceration and cost tax payers millions of dollars in rehabilitation costs. According to Barnert (2015), characteristics of at-risk youth include truancy, failing school, substance dependency, isolation, criminal activity, gang involvement, and family strife. A critical objective is to identify at-risk youth as soon as possible and provide protective factors through mentorship programs…

In the book Zeitoun, Many immigrants from all over the world move to the United States motivated by the American Dream. They are looking for the American Dream of liberty, equality and opportunity. How many immigrants realize their dreams? Few find out what their dream is but a Syrian Muslim man named Abdulrahman Zeitoun, he grew up in Syria and then moved to the Americas, for what is now known as New Orleans. Zeitoun soon meets Kathy is wife in Baton Rouge and soon had four children. Zeitoun’s…

Homelessness is one of those terms people say in hushed tones. In a country like America it’s difficult to believe that homelessness exists. America boasts economic opportunity, is a world power and a champion for human rights. How can homelessness exist in a country that has so many assets on hand that we can continually give billions of dollars yearly to other countries? If we have such great amounts of disposable income then surely we don’t have any pressing social problems to deal with…

will be appointed for you if you so desire.” (United States Constitution) Many people in society get arrested for things they did not do because they fit a description of the suspect but is this fair? About 10,000 people in the United States may be wrongfully convicted of serious crimes each year, a new study suggests. This results were based on a survey of 188 judges, prosecuting attorneys, public defender’s sheriffs and police chiefs in Ohio and 41 state attorney’s general. Do you think people…