Disproportionate Incarceration of Communities of Color

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dc.contributor.authorPoe, Leah
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-27T14:18:48Z
dc.date.available2021-10-27T14:18:48Z
dc.date.created2020
dc.description2020 Celebration of Student Research and Creativity presentationen_US
dc.description.abstract"In 2010, the ACLU found that black Americans were 3.73 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than white Americans. What makes this statistic more striking is that marijuana usage is about the same between black and white Americans (ACLU). Black Americans are incarcerated at a rate of more than five times that of white Americans (NAACP). This project explores the connection between racial profiling and the disproportionate incarceration of black Americans and proposes how significant changes to law enforcement in the United States can foster a more just and equal penal system. I propose attainable changes that can be implemented with our law enforcement to lessen the disparities experienced by communities of color who are disproportionately affected by mass incarceration."en_US
dc.description.urihttps://youtu.be/hbtLC-qD3f0en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11216/4079
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherNorthern Kentucky Universityen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCelebration of Student Research and Creativity;2020
dc.subjectImprisonmenten_US
dc.subjectAfrican Americansen_US
dc.subjectRacial profiling in law enforcementen_US
dc.titleDisproportionate Incarceration of Communities of Coloren_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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