Journal Vol. 3

Featured Journal Submission

Featured Journal Submission

The American justice system symbolizes the foundation of our government, embodying principles such as equity, unbiased judgment, and the protection of individual rights. However, recent years have faced an uptick in scrutiny and analysis, specifically in regard to the realms of policing and incarceration.

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The historical origins and evolution of affirmative action policies in the United States have undergone significant changes over time. Affirmative action refers to the set of policies and practices aimed at promoting equal opportunities for historically disadvantaged groups, particularly in the areas of employment and education.

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Over half of all inmates within prisons and jails in the United States are parents to minors, leaving an estimated 2.7 million children alone in the most formative years of their lives. That is 1 in every 28 children – essentially one student out of every class at a school.

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Research shows that over the previous decade, political polarization, the divergence of political attitudes towards ideological extremes, has been increasing significantly. Media, among others, is a particularly outlying cause for this partisan polarisation as it is responsible for creating echo chambers that insulate people from opposing views on current events. In the case of the United States, according to a Harvard study, the direct cause of this is the rise of 24-hour private-partisan cable news over the past four decades.