CJ501 Unit 7 Discussion Board

CJ501 Unit 7 Discussion Board

Needed Change

The criminal justice system in the United States of America has evolved over the period of time. Since 1970, it was considered that the prisons serve as effective tools to battle against the crime, but with the passage of time, the population of the prisons in United States grew by 705 percent from the year 1973 till 2009. It has been found that the major factor behind such a significant increment is recidivism. From a critical criminologist's point of view, there is an acute need of alternate measure in order to reduce ...