Presenter(s)

    Hunter Koehler

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    9:00-10:15, Kennedy Union Ballroom

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    Description

    I will be looking at if there is a connection between Race and the type of Misconduct that is conducted in prisons and jails in the United States correctional system. I will be focusing on Non-violent misconduct and Violent misconduct. I will be using other variables besides Race to help see what other factors may play a role in misconduct happening in the correctional facilities other than race. I will look at whether or not veterans and inmates with mental disabilities are more or less likely to commit misconduct while incarcerated than other inmates. I will also look at whether inmates have received some sort of education while being incarcerated. Whether inmates have been arrested and incarcerated before their current offence(s) and how many times they have been arrested and incarcerated before this offense(s). I am looking at this relationship due to the overwhelming media attention that Race plays a role in everything, so I want to know if the prisons system is subject to these claims. I also wanted to look into whether the prison system is as one sided as some people think, showing that the African American population is disproportionally represented in the prisons and jails of the United States. I am looking at the information and statistics to better understand what could influence the decisions of an inmate and what variables have a major role in those decisions.

    Publication Date

    4-23-2025

    Project Designation

    Capstone Project

    Primary Advisor

    Mark A. Morgan

    Primary Advisor's Department

    Criminal Justice and Security Studies

    Keywords

    Stander Symposium, College of Arts and Sciences

    The Role Race plays in Misconduct in Jails and Prisons

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