in the prison and marketplace

in the prison and marketplace

  • Submitted By: akorry
  • Date Submitted: 03/16/2014 3:02 PM
  • Category: English
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In” the prison industry and market place” Todd R Clear states that it is impossible to believe in the American environment the environment system is not attached to the “Prison industry complex”. He also indicates that the prison system has three negative effects on the economic growth(clear). Clear states the first problem is “Technical” which is related to “Opportunity cost” despite the fact that the prison system created good jobs and modest pay, the prison system stimulate “expenditures” in the economy growth .He believes that the enormous investment used in the prison could be used towards building amenities such as schools, HealthCare facility and also employment for the ex-convicts because it very difficult for them to get a job when the get out of prison, companies would not want to employ them.(clear)
Clears sates the second problem is “Strategic” in a way of helping the prisoner when they are out of jail to fit into the system and abstain from the crime that will make them end up in prison. He suggest that if the prisoners are placed under scrutiny by the “justice system” and knows that law does not excuse ignorance when a crime is committed they are likely to be lawful and law abiding citizen and it will reduce crime rate and the money invested in the prison could be beneficial to the economy growth of the country. He also states that if the “reentry industry” still discriminate the ex-convicts they will be “strategic Conundrum” which is a complex or perplexing problem that generally has no clear solution.(pg386)
Clear states the third problem is “Moral” in the sense that people stands to conduct themselves better and stay out of trouble knowing they are paying for the cost that they are incurred. He advises that if the prison system is run by a private company the government would not have to spend so much in the in prison system they prisoner will be taught to be responsible because in prison they will do so much for them themselves, the prisoner...

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