Barriers to Justice: The Need for American Prison Reform

Title

Barriers to Justice: The Need for American Prison Reform

Date

2-14-2023

Faculty Mentor

Jody Long, Social Work

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Submission Type

Paper

Location

9:30-9:40am | Houston Cole Library, 11th Floor

Description

In the modern era of American politics, where citizens and politicians alike tout the long-held constitutional ideal of all men created equal, we see a dissonance surrounding vulnerable populations within the sphere of criminal incarceration. Within this system, minority and marginalized groups experience the consequence of predatory policies regarding non-violent offenses and unjust practices. Because of this history of discrimination—often beginning in childhood— social workers and other helping professionals must use their skills and disciplines to explore the reality of prison reform and the effects of the prison pipeline, the war on drugs, the economically disadvantaged, etc., on our communities. Through exploring facets of social work scope of practice, it is desired that these historically oppressive practices no longer prey on and reap the benefits of human exploitation. By completing a systematic review of the literature to survey the current and available sources of information, areas with insufficient consideration can be recognized, and further analysis can be created. This demonstration aims to evaluate recent research and rhetoric on the topic of the American corrections system regarding non-violent incarceration and racial bias and education on tangible efforts that can be made by social workers.

Keywords

student research, social work

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Disciplines

Social Justice

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