Mass Incarceration Pros And Cons
The topic we chose was an important time in history dealing with prisons. We chose MASS INCARCERATION and focused on the legacy of Ronald Reagan and the escalating war on drugs. Today we are going to talk to you about the policies surrounding the war on drugs and how they have affected mass incarceration and policies that devalue the meaning of the 4th amendment.
The fourth amendment is the right for a citizen to be secure in their person, home and any of their property. It is established to protect citizens from unlawful search and seizures. Officers are required to have a warrant and only when they have probable cause.
It is also important to emphasize that public officials like Rockefeller and Ronal Reagan ran on a platform to show that …show more content…
Policies supporting mass incarceration pt. one: (Jessica)
There are many Supreme Court cases and policies that have been made that support the war on drugs. All of which are factors of mass incarceration. Two of the court cases that devalued the meaning of the fourth amendment to be secure in your persons and home are Terry v. Ohio, and Ohio v. Robinnette. Terry v. Ohio gave law enforcement the right to stop and detain someone based upon a reasonable suspicion that criminal activity may be afoot.
In 2006 the NYPD “stopped and frisked over half a million …show more content…
Robinette established that the 4th amendment does not require police to inform motorists at the end of a traffic stop, they will be searched.
In 2011 in New York made over 684,000 street stops. Only ten percent of those were arrested. Either for low level crimes, or due to the citizens not complying with the law officials.
3. Policies supporting mass incarceration pt. 2: (Callie)
There were also laws passed that established mandatory sentencing for certain crimes. Like the mandatory minimum sentencing laws of 1976 and the “650” lifer law of 1978. The mandatory minimum sentencing laws required terms for certain crimes. Most applying to drug offenses. For example, under federal law selling 28 grams of crack cocaine constitutes a minimum of 5 years in prison. The 650 lifer law mandated life sentence for anyone found guilty of intending to distribute more than 650 grams of cocaine.
STOP AND FRISK SKIT. NO PLAYIGN AROUND OR WASTING TIME.
4. Policies supporting mass incarceration part 3: (Alonia
The fourth amendment is the right for a citizen to be secure in their person, home and any of their property. It is established to protect citizens from unlawful search and seizures. Officers are required to have a warrant and only when they have probable cause.
It is also important to emphasize that public officials like Rockefeller and Ronal Reagan ran on a platform to show that …show more content…
Policies supporting mass incarceration pt. one: (Jessica)
There are many Supreme Court cases and policies that have been made that support the war on drugs. All of which are factors of mass incarceration. Two of the court cases that devalued the meaning of the fourth amendment to be secure in your persons and home are Terry v. Ohio, and Ohio v. Robinnette. Terry v. Ohio gave law enforcement the right to stop and detain someone based upon a reasonable suspicion that criminal activity may be afoot.
In 2006 the NYPD “stopped and frisked over half a million …show more content…
Robinette established that the 4th amendment does not require police to inform motorists at the end of a traffic stop, they will be searched.
In 2011 in New York made over 684,000 street stops. Only ten percent of those were arrested. Either for low level crimes, or due to the citizens not complying with the law officials.
3. Policies supporting mass incarceration pt. 2: (Callie)
There were also laws passed that established mandatory sentencing for certain crimes. Like the mandatory minimum sentencing laws of 1976 and the “650” lifer law of 1978. The mandatory minimum sentencing laws required terms for certain crimes. Most applying to drug offenses. For example, under federal law selling 28 grams of crack cocaine constitutes a minimum of 5 years in prison. The 650 lifer law mandated life sentence for anyone found guilty of intending to distribute more than 650 grams of cocaine.
STOP AND FRISK SKIT. NO PLAYIGN AROUND OR WASTING TIME.
4. Policies supporting mass incarceration part 3: (Alonia