SOC 203 Social Problems W3-2

The Interconnection of Social Problems
 

Review the article, Race, poverty and punishment: The impact of criminal sanctions on racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequality (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.,  as you to prepare for this paper. As Wheelock and Uggen (2006) point  out, “the association between crime, punishment, and poverty has long  been the subject of sociological and criminological investigation” (p.  1). This assignment is intended illustrate the interconnection of social  problems.

Write a discussion about the overlap of  crime, punishment, and poverty. In your discussion, please explain the  following five core arguments made by the authors:

1. Criminal sanctions and victimization work to form a system of disadvantage that perpetuates stratification and poverty.
2. Punishment impacts individuals convicted of felonies, as well as their families, peer groups, neighborhoods, and racial group.
3. After controlling for population differences, African Americans are incarcerated approximately seven times as often as Whites.
4. Variation in criminal punishment is linked to economic deprivation.
5. As the number of felons and former felons rises, collateral  sanctions play an ever-larger role in racial and ethnic stratification,  operating as an interconnected system of disadvantage.

You must use at least two scholarly resources  other than the textbook and required readings to support your claims and  subclaims. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page. For  information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford  Writing Center, within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation  toolbar.