Criminal Justice

Breaking the Cycle: A Comprehensive Approach to Reducing Recidivism through Holistic Rehabilitation

The following brief explores the imperative of holistic criminal rehabilitation as an effort to strengthen the justice system. It focuses on educational, resource-related, and psychological models as a way of achieving the former. Furthermore, it discusses the varying stances associated with holistic rehabilitation in the United States alongside the shortcomings of the aforementioned models and the consequences related to avoiding humanizing our justice system.

Navigating Justice: Challenges Faced by Women and Youth With Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System

The Return of Just Deserts: Analyzing Mass Incarceration

The brief explores the history of the War on Drugs, the effects of its policies, mass incarceration, policies attempted to fight mass incarceration, and policies that can be tried to end mass incarceration. Upon other recommendations, the brief recommends that mandatory minimums and three strike laws be repealed, and the Reverse Mass Incarceration Act be passed.

Opinion: Capital Punishment: A Capital Problem

This project is an opinion article that directly discusses the contentious debate over capital punishment and its presence in the United States justice system.