Mandatory Minimums Sentencing: Psychological Effects on Inmates, Developmental Effects on Children & Delinquency

Authors

Brooke Luedke, Fort Hays State UniversityFollow

Classification

Non-empirical Undergraduate

Abstract

Mass incarceration is a problem in the United States. Each year, an unprecedented number of people are being incarcerated. Prisons are overcapacity, and the number continues to increase. Strict sentencing structures have contributed to this mass incarceration crisis, including three-strikes-laws, truth-in-sentencing laws, or mandatory minimum sentencing laws. These practices are keeping non-violent offenders in prison for longer than necessary. In addition, the psychological and societal consequences for inmates and their families are destructive, especially for children. This research argues that strict sentencing structures are a strong predictor of future juvenile delinquency by inmates’ children.

Department/Program

Criminal Justice

Submission Type

online only poster

DOI

10.58809/ONJZ4418

Date

4-22-2020

Rights

Copyright the Author(s)

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Recommended Citation

Luedke, Brooke (2020) "Mandatory Minimums Sentencing: Psychological Effects on Inmates, Developmental Effects on Children & Delinquency," SACAD: John Heinrichs Scholarly and Creative Activity Days: Vol. 2020, Article 56.
DOI: 10.58809/ONJZ4418
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sacad/vol2020/iss2020/56