Jeffrey Reiman‚ author of The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison‚ first published his book in 1979; it is now in its sixth edition‚ and he has continued to revise it as he keeps up on criminal justice statistics and other trends in the system. Reiman originally wrote his book after teaching for seven years at the School of Justice (formerly the Center for the Administration of Justice)‚ which is a multidisciplinary‚ criminal justice education program at American University in Washington‚ D
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The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison JEFFREY H. REIMAN American University or the same criminal behavior‚ the poor are more likely to be arrested; if arrested‚ they are more likely to be charged; if charged‚ more likely to be convicted; if convicted‚ more likely to be sentenced to prison; and if sentenced‚ more likely to be given longer prison terms than members of the middle and upper classes.1 In other words‚ the image of the criminal population one sees in our nation’s jails and prisons
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In the article‚ “The Rich Get Richer and Poor Get Prison” Jefferey H. Reiman clearly depicts that poor citizens have a greater chance for imprisonment over middle and upper- class citizens. The author makes it predominately obvious that he believes‚ at least as far as criminal justice is concerned‚ racism is simply one powerful form of economic bias (Reiman 1). Through studies‚ statics in the article overall show that black Americans with low income rates or no income at all living in “disorganized
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poverty and instead it was looked as something that needs to be fixed‚ many more minorities would have jobs‚ putting them in a different environment more likely to succeed and stay out of trouble. A rich white man can commit the same crime as a poor black man‚ and the white man is almost guaranteed to not get charged remotely close to the charge that the black man would receive. With things like that happening ‚ it prolongs the reoccurrence of this happening‚ it starts to become viewed as normal‚ or the
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Rich get Richer and Poor get Poorer In today’s world people want to be healthy‚ happy and well educated and most want to own some type of capital. They also want to be well paid for the work that they do and they prefer to pay as little tax as possible. While everybody is happier when the rate of inflation is low and when the economy is growing and everyone is getting better off. In booming economic times‚ such as we recently have enjoyed‚ the only problem is that "the rich get richer and the poor
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economic times‚ it is clear to see that the rift between the extremely rich and the extremely poor is expanding‚ with those in the middle being stretched to one extreme or the other. There seems to be no reconciliations for this ever-growing disparity‚ as the corporations that used to comprise solely our economy lose national borders. Robert B. Reich discussed this issue in his work‚ Why the Rich Are Getting Richer and the Poor‚ Poorer. There are many reasons that go into play and many factors that
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the causes and effects of this uneven distribution of wealth in America as early as 1991 in his essay “Why the Rich are Getting Richer and the Poor‚ Poorer.” Reich’s essay was not only relevant when written over a decade ago‚ but also remains pertinent to the current economic status of America today. To portray the relationship between the rich as they continued to gain wealth and the poor as they continue to decline economically‚ Reich utilizes a metaphor of three different boats rising and sinking
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it. There is a premise that globalization makes rich countries richer and poor countries poorer. However‚ I do not agree with this. Firstly‚ it is true that the rich may very well get richer by globalization. It opens up new investment opportunities and new growth and if they are wise they can benefit financially. Take the recent boom in emerging markets. It is mainly the rich who have access to invest in these markets‚ and thus‚ the rich get richer. I would argue‚ however‚ that globalization has
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Let’s get rich. You and I‚ you and I. Let’s get rich and buy our parents’ house. Let’s teach everyone how to dance. We’re almost there. Let’s get rich. You and I s lyric video is quite a saucy one‚ with a female dancer showcasing the words‚ as well as shots of - where else? - Miami‚ Pitbull’s place of residence. Have fun watching the lyric video for "Timber" on VEVO below: it’s going down! Canadian rock icons Barenaked Ladies are known for writing the theme song to one of TV’s most
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Getting Rich Slowly Everybody wants to get rich quick(ly)! We can avoid hard work‚ discipline and sacrifice and spend the rest of our lives in the lap of luxury and having fun. One problem – it is very‚ very difficult to get rich quickly. It is almost always the case that when people try to get rich quickly‚ the wind up getting poor even more quickly. Let’s see why. How to acquire wealth: 1) Steal it. 2) Provide a service 3) Add value 4) Exploit Market inefficiencies 5) Gamble
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