So in other words I believe that there are alternatives other than sending them to jail. ... And they would be to old to go to school and I am sure they would have nothing to do so by them having nothing to do they would more them likely get into trouble. ... I believe that the states should find different alternatives for the juveniles so that they juvenile learn from their mistake. ...
Imprisonment is the modern day form of slavery. Under the 13th amendment which was ratified in 1865 made slavery illegal except for means of punishment. Imprisonment has thus been seen as the ways to deter crime, protect the good of the public and for rehabilitation. The United States is the largest...
Because the funding to public schools is based on property taxes, those in the underclass do not get the benefits of a good education that is obtainable to suburbanites. ... There is an alternative, and individuals need to realize that they are not permanently stuck in their culture and that in order to succeed they must separate their selves form the aspects of these cultures of poverty....
