Re:The Number of Youth in Juvenile Detention in California H...
by taurath on Monday September 17, 2018 @09:36PM
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> Tough on crime was a misguided attempt to change the culture of drugs and violence.
- Why is violence a sibling of drugs?
- Why do people feel the need to take drugs?
I think you're right that poverty is the problem, and its not only the "culture" of poverty to blame for it. The criminal justice system upholds poverty as a way of life by mass incarcerations of working-age people rather than treatment and rehabilitation. The lack of any social real safety net also upholds poverty - an entire town can be devastated by an arbitrary boardroom decision.
- Why is violence a sibling of drugs?
- Why do people feel the need to take drugs?
I think you're right that poverty is the problem, and its not only the "culture" of poverty to blame for it. The criminal justice system upholds poverty as a way of life by mass incarcerations of working-age people rather than treatment and rehabilitation. The lack of any social real safety net also upholds poverty - an entire town can be devastated by an arbitrary boardroom decision.