CJ 3302 Lecture 5: notes 02/28

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Likely to be poor, black men with a history of juvenile/adult offenses and histories of drug use. Approximately 50% of inmates were convicted of violent crimes. Due to long sentences and lesser likelihood of parole these offenders stack up by remaining incarcerated longer. Approximately 20% of inmates are property offenders. Approximately 16% of inmates committed drug crimes. Although public perception can view the cj system as soft on crime, many offenders receive substantial sentences. Property and drug offenders average 15 months. Studies vary in results but within 3 years over 50% return to prison. Parole violators have increased as new admissions to prisons: Incarceration spikes in the 1980s and 1990s impacted minority men more than white men. Disproportionate representation: whites (mental health units) blacks (solitary/ secure housing units) The type of offense can explain some of these numbers. Street crime v. other types of offenses. Juvenile waiver laws bring younger offenders into prison.

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