Mandatory sentencing

According to Oxford Dictionary, racism is “The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races” (Oxford). Racism in the U.S. Justice System has been a problem for decades. The societal beliefs and prejudices from some officers cause them to target certain minorities at a higher rate. These beliefs may have been ingrained in their upbringing and carries into their…

other side of the spectrum, the Netherlands is a country which focuses on implementing ex-convicts back into society. When it comes down to it, harsher punishments of crimes are not an effective method of crime prevention when it comes to prison sentencing. In the Netherlands crime and punishment is dealt with a hands on approach, and is heavily focused on rehabilitating the convicts back into society. For example, there is a program in place called DLC being brought into prisons, which is…

effects of the incarceration on their overall well-being. This study can be instrumental in supporting organizations that provide support to the incarcerated children and the parent’s advocates by utilizing the results to address current mandatory sentencing laws, mentoring programs, care giver support, employment and educational opportunities. Overall, the results can improve the human and social conditions by increasing awareness and understanding that will help build on policy change,…

increase in heart rate or signs of perspiration as probable cause to search a person’s vehicle. Most of the people targeted by “stop and frisk” were African American and Latino. Sentencing and criminal punishment for crack cocaine also weighed heavier on people in low income communities. “Prior to the enactment of the Fair Sentencing…

Between Ex-Criminals and Their Parole Officers. Retrieved April 1, 2016, from http://www.governing.com/topics/public-justice-safety/gov-probation-parole-states-community-supervision.html Virlee, C. J. (2015). Offenders in the Community: Reshaping Sentencing and Supervision. Minnesota Law Review, 99(5), 1615-1620. This wiki project addresses the issue how post-adjudication agencies should be designed to function in a system driven by Community Justice values, and the comparison of the…

for all Americans, and revoke all financial incentives for arresting drug offenders. While other solutions that were offered by Michelle Alexander were less practical, these include: legalize drugs, release prisoners, Affirmative Action, and end mandatory sentences for drugs. Some of Michelle Alexander’s solutions are more plausible then others. For instance, she talks about going beyond community policing saying that police should…

America. Offenders are usually treated like statistics, not like members of society. A criminal justice system is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as “The system of law enforcement that is directly involved in apprehending, prosecuting, defending, sentencing, and punishing those who are suspected or convicted of criminal offenses.” (Oxford, 2016) While the definition uses the term law enforcement, the legal system and corrections also make up the legal system along with the police. It may be…

The History and Future of Capital Punishment To understand what the future holds for capital punishment, we need to know the history behind it. Capital punishment has been dated back to Eighteenth Century B.C. Babylon of which 25 crimes were punishable by death. In Seventh Century B.C., the Draconian Code of Athens made all crimes punishable by death only. By the Tenth Century A.D., hanging had become the usual form of punishment in Britain. This form of capital punishment lasted until the…

The alleged goal of probation from the perspective of alteration is rehabilitation or/and to prevent recidivism. By far the most used alternative to incarceration is probation. Probation is an efficient and cost-effective way to reduce the immense financial and executive affliction of prison. It is also a good alternative way to reduce prison crowding. It is also a practical way to dispense with a great number of petty crimes or ‘’normal’’ such as shoplifting and other minor property crimes,…

distribution (CITE). Rockefeller drug law is one of the most famous and harsh drug laws in the United States (Mazza, C. 2004). Those convicted of either selling two ounces or processing four ounces of narcotics’ drugs are sentenced to prions or a mandatory minimum of fifteen years to life, That’s equal to someone raping and killing a victim (Mazza, C. 2004). The Bush Administration drug war expenditures rose from $4.5 billion in 1988 to $13 billion in 1993. As McCoy and Block report, between…