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Articles & Commentary
JEP publishes articles and commentary analyzing criminal justice policy, technology, and youth justice, translating complex legal and institutional issues for public, media, and institutional audiences.
Climate and Crime: A Neglected Conversation
There is a climate crisis. Whether or not it is acknowledged, the climate crisis prevails past the minimal efforts that governments have been enforcing to legitimize the awareness surrounding the drastic climate change. Yet when it comes to the general public, it has become abnormally normalized how dangerous our environmental endeavors are breaching. We look at the conversations surrounding public concerns. Our main ideas of justice surround carceral systems and the inner wo
Soniyah Boun
Jun 18, 20238 min read
Incarceration Rates Rise in Rural Areas
With the revival of discussion surrounding the mistreatment within mass incarceration, we've begun seeing progress toward reform being made towards cities wishing to contribute positively to the justice system. Yet as we see the start of a decrease in jail time in states and big cities due to reform, we still see the rise of carceral rates in rural counties. So why is this? The reasoning behind this is how rural populations will interact with the criminal justice system. Due
Soniyah Boun
Jan 15, 20234 min read
Incarceration: Unfair Labor Treatment
With the imprisonment of a mass group of individuals behind bars, the United States is known for its cryptic and unjust prison carceral system. As time passes and the new year starts, little by little the exposure of the harsh realities of the carceral cycle and system is brought to light - dawning upon the eyes of the general public as more people slowly begin to educate themselves on the mistreatment occurring behind prison walls. Yet the discrimination and targetting of PO
Soniyah Boun
Dec 24, 20223 min read
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