DB #3 Incapacitation Locking Up Offenders

Discussion Board # 3

Topic: Incapacitation Locking Up Offenders

In this assignment you will apply the readings and presentations in the Reading & Study folder in a meaningful way to clarify your understanding of the correctional system. 

Outline the reasons why the United States has a higher incarceration rate compared to other nations.  What has been the impact on the country by having such a high incarceration rate?  Are there any benefits to putting so many people in prison? 

Submit your thread by 11:59 a.m. on Wednesday of June 9, 2021.  (Your initial post)

Submit your replies by 11:59 a.m. on Friday of June 11, 2021.  (Your response to other students post)

NO LATE WORK!

Below are the 2 articles citations for references

Tonry, M. (1999). Why Are U.S. Incarceration Rates So High? Crime & Delinquency, 45(4), 419–437.  https://doi-org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/10.1177/0011128799045004001

Petersilia, J. (1992). California’s Prison Policy: Causes, Costs, and Consequences. The Prison Journal, 72(1–2), 8–36. https://doi.org/ 10.1177/0032885592072001002