Mentor/s
Brian Stiltner Sandra Young
Participation Type
Poster
Abstract
1 in 100. Those are the approximate odds of a U.S. citizen being incarcerated during their lifetime. This statistic alone is enough to prompt discussion regarding the efficiency of the United States criminal justice System. According to the National Institute of justice, an estimated 44% people that have been arrested in the United States are arrested again within the span of a single year and 77% are arrested again within 5 years. These statistics provoke conversations on a global level as to what the actual goals of a criminal justice system should be. It seems nearly impossible to declare an institution with a 77% failure rate to be functional. Scandinavian countries, for example, incarcerate 33% less individuals on average than the United States. Given this data, investigations of criminal justice systems and the intricacies surrounding prison life itself are necessary to determine the factors inducing the gaping disparities in post-prison outcomes. The U.S. criminal justice system must be reformed to reduce the incarceration rate, provide alternatives to prison, and offer effective reintegration into society. A nation that claims to be “for the people” cannot abandon portions of the population.
College and Major available
College of Health Professions, Exercise Science BS
Location
Digital Commons & West Campus 2nd Floor University Commons
Start Day/Time
4-28-2023 12:00 PM
End Day/Time
4-28-2023 2:00 PM
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.
Prize Categories
Best Multidisciplinary Research or Collaboration, Most Scholarly Impact or Potential, Best Visuals
Jail Reform: An Examination of United States Justice System
Digital Commons & West Campus 2nd Floor University Commons
1 in 100. Those are the approximate odds of a U.S. citizen being incarcerated during their lifetime. This statistic alone is enough to prompt discussion regarding the efficiency of the United States criminal justice System. According to the National Institute of justice, an estimated 44% people that have been arrested in the United States are arrested again within the span of a single year and 77% are arrested again within 5 years. These statistics provoke conversations on a global level as to what the actual goals of a criminal justice system should be. It seems nearly impossible to declare an institution with a 77% failure rate to be functional. Scandinavian countries, for example, incarcerate 33% less individuals on average than the United States. Given this data, investigations of criminal justice systems and the intricacies surrounding prison life itself are necessary to determine the factors inducing the gaping disparities in post-prison outcomes. The U.S. criminal justice system must be reformed to reduce the incarceration rate, provide alternatives to prison, and offer effective reintegration into society. A nation that claims to be “for the people” cannot abandon portions of the population.
Students' Information
Dominick Scardigno, Exercise Science, Honors, 2023