Essays on Mass Incarceration

How far is too far? Punishment is taken to an extreme in the American criminal justice system. America has 4% of the world’s people and 25% of the world’s incarcerated people. This is a major issue affecting communities of color. When reviewing America’s past, trends of white supremacy emerge from the roots of the nation....

The United States has the highest incarceration rate among developed countries and the rest of the world. The question of “why” is always asked. In order to understand the answer to that question, a look back into history is necessary. There is no one specific time in history to point to that is the single...

Introduction Whether or not explicit, power and privilege shape our understanding of crime and justice. This paper will aim to answer the research question, ‘how does the criminal justice system further racial disparities among African American males in the United States? ’ In order to answer this question, the intersectionality of race and class will...