Essay On Recidivism

Anyone who is currently living in the United States should be no stranger to the flawed legal and justice system. In my opinion the recidivism system in our nation is much higher than other nations because our system is biased and poorly funded. Through the power of technology and social media, the world has become a broadcast center of hundreds of videos capturing police brutality and unjustified murders here in the U.S alone. However, police brutality isn’t the only issue we have in this country. As you may recall the heartbreaking tragedies of both Caylee Anthony and Trayvon Martin, in which Casey Anthony and George Zimmerman were both not convicted of their murders. There are the type of criminals that should be convicted,
Providing for a family with little to no income is enough to make a wealthy individual think twice about laundering money, so can you imagine the stress it can cause for someone who can barely afford to take care of themselves?

As far as the incarceration rate of the offender who are homeless, addicted to drugs and/or prostitute, funding for counseling and proper rehab treatment could make a huge difference reducing the recidivism rate. Most drug addicts prostitute and most prostitutes are using drugs, and those issues can led to homelessness. If the offenders who are addicted to drugs received rehab and got clean with the aid of receiving education, whenever they are released their chances of going back into that lifestyle could be lower versus them not receiving any help and then getting thrown back into the streets. Ultimately, the reason the U.S recidivism rate is higher than other nations is because they system was designed for them to fail. It’s like the domino effect, all it takes is one good screw up with the law and you’ve either ruined your chances of succeeding or on thin ice for remainder of your life, especially if the crime you committed was considered a