Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on African-American Men and the Penal System:. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
This 10 page paper discusses the history of black men in the United States penal system. This paper highlights the problem and the disproportionate number of black men in the system versus other racial groups. Half of this paper is a research paper while the other half is an annotated bibliography. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Page Count:
10 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_GSPenals.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
and transitioned into the Black Codes of the reconstruction era, and then evolved again with civil rights and again in the past decades as more and more black male have
entered this system. The problem is indeed one which has become overwhelming both for the justice system and for the African American communities as well. There is no
question that this issue is one which needs to be carefully considered in terms of what options are available for reform. The History of African American Men in the
Penal System John Howards "State of Prisons," published in 1777, was the impetus for the modern prison reform movement. He noted the lack of proper sanitation, the corruption
of prison administrators, and the absence of proper order in prisons throughout several nations. He coined the term "penitentiary" as his ideal view for reform, presumably where convicts would
have time to be penitent, in other words, to reflect upon their crimes (Americas Prisons, 2002). The history of criminal
justice and black men dates back to the days of slavery, when there were a series of very rigid codes which regulated nearly every aspect of the lives of slaves
(Cummin, 2002). When a black person was accused of a capital offense, then they were tried in the courts, but there was no jury and the officiator was a
white plantation owner in most cases (Cummin, 2002). Those deemed guilty were hung (Cummin, 2002). The legal codes further stipulated that raping a black woman was not a
crime at all (Cummin, 2002). With Reconstruction and the civil rights era came freedom for the slaves (Cummin, 2002). This
...