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dc.contributor.authorBourne, Katherine
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-01T18:12:32Z
dc.date.available2017-12-01T18:12:32Z
dc.date.issued2017-11-16
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11558/2845
dc.description.abstractThroughout the last forty years, the American penal system has grown to possess the highest incarceration rate in the world. Over two million people are currently imprisoned in institutions across the United States. The prison culture within these institutions tends to breed criminals rather than reform them resulting in the tendency for these criminals to reoffend after release. High recidivism rates reflect the ineffectiveness of the penal system to reform criminals. As a result of mass incarceration, American society has suffered on the community level to the national level. This research paper will demonstrate the need for reform in the penal system through current statistics and propose how the system can be made more effective through examination of examples of reform programs that have been successful. The research will provide a twofold solution to the problem with the penal system. First, sentencing policy change is necessary to reduce the number of people incarcerated as well as the length of stays. Second, sustainable reform programs need to implemented to help reform criminals to reenter society. The findings of this research will provide insight into how to improve the criminal justice system and, in return, promote safer communities.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectSustainability
dc.subjectCorrectional system
dc.subjectIncarceration, mass
dc.subjectRecidivism
dc.subjectReform
dc.titleIncarceration in America: Where the Correctional System Fails in Maintaining Sustainable Communities and How It Can Be More Effectiveen_US


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