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Exercise #2

Problem Definition- Secondary Data Tables

LaShauna Crayton

Sowk 300

Tuskegee University

01/23/2010


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Abstract

The years of 1980-2005, there were an increase in the number of individuals that were in the

justice system. The justice system includes the following: prison, parole, and probation. Theres

no specific crimes listed, it varies from domestic violence, robbery, and murder. Although the

number of people incarcerated, on probation or parole has increase through the years, I still find

that those are large numbers. Now you are finding more teenagers being incarcerated but the

years of 1980-2005 were adults; thats just to show how society has an effect on individuals.

Theres no evidence of it, but more than likely the people that were in the system in those years

have relatives that are in the system now. The children grew up without their parents for

guidance, causes some to follow either their mother or father footsteps and thats another reason

why the rates are even higher than before.


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Problem Identification:

Adults on Probation or Parole, Incarcerated in Jail or Prison: 1980 to 2006

My problem is the adults on probation or parole, incarcerated I jail or prison from 1980-

2006. The table I use has good details on how many people in jail, prison or on probation ranging

from male to female. While studying the table I realize that each year the number increase in the

millions. In 1980 there were only 1,840,400 incarcerated adults and in 2007 the number

increases7 times to 7,328,200. Another important fact in this table is that the females has such a

large number, I wouldnt never expect that the female incarceration population would even be in

the millions.

We are having many free days going on the society from 1980 to 2007. There are absolutely too

many adults either incarcerated or on probation. So, during this time we are their children that

belong to these adults. There are other activities that people can get involve in, instead of going

out committing crime. The population of incarcerated adults varies from drug user, drug sellers,

murders, and also robbers. So, I really cant state that these population rates come from murder

the table wasnt specific on which this includes.

Problem Description:

(a) Adults being incarcerated have a big affect on the survival and propagation of African

Americans. Why, because of the fact people who are out roaming the street has a better chance

of reproducing than someone incarcerated. An incarcerated person is not able to have any sexual

activities with others, not even at their visits so, how can they reproduce. Most people that are

incarcerated also have a hard time getting married. On the other hand people that are on

probation do not affect the propagation of Africans Americans because they are still able to

reproduce.

(b) I feel that we can alleviate the problem by having more jobs available, emphasize the

importance of education, trained juveniles that are incarcerated to come out and society and


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change their ways. Most of the inmates in prison have been incarcerated as a child. The other

half of incarcerated adults come from gangs, drugs, and murder. Thats why I say we should

emphasize the importance of an education because most people to turn drugs when they are

unable to get a job because of their education level. Alleviating the problem will starts at the

micro level and moves to the global level. We have to take one step at a time to alleviate the rate

of incarcerated adults and that start at the childhood.

Findings

A. Magnitude:The problem is very severe because each year the number of inmates increases more than

100,000. My opinion is that the problem affects the whole society as a whole, including the

family members of the inmates. Why does it affect the family, the family is the backbone of the

inmates, they are the supporters. The family would have to send money, clothing, and personal

hygiene items. They would also have to take time out their busy schedules to write and visit

them. So, I feel that the family is affected the most from this problem. The cost to incarcerate an

adult is very expensive; its about 23,000 a year. Table 2 shows the morbidity of incarcerated

showing the Post Traumatic Stress disorder in incarcerated adults.

The tax payers are also being affected by this problem. Tax payers pay for the living of all

inmates and also provide them with the food they also eat.

B. Scope:This particular topic is very widespread. This problem is so far out there, widespread

assumptions are circling the nation. The topic that I discuss is widespread because the source was

received by the U.S. Department of Justice, so that the population rate was taken from census

from around the country. The problems stretches over the country, because in each state there are

huge number of incarceration adults and table 3 explains how the incarceration rate increase

through the years in different states.


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Throughout the years there have been discussion on how incarcerated adults affect their children

future and one of the assumptions is that children with either or both parents incarcerated that the

child would be incarcerated as an adult. Most incarcerated felons have been victims of physical

abuse, neglect as children or sexually abuse as a child.

Changes:

Yes the rate of incarcerated adults has increased over the years tremendously. A total of

4,073,987 adult men and women were on probation at yearend 2003, representing a growth of

1.2% during the year. The adult parole population grew 3.1%, rising to a total of 774,588 by

December 31, 2003. Since 1995 the parole population has been the slowest growing correctional

population, increasing 1.7% annually, compared to jails (4.0% annually), prisons (3.4%), and

probation (2.9%). This little piece information was just to give you an understanding of how the

population of incarcerated adults changes over the years, will it actually changes over the

months. Table 3 shows how the rate of inmates increased over the years.

Like I stated before the prison population grew tremendously. The government should create

more jobs for the citizens in the country so that the population rates would decrease instead of

increasing. I feel that the only reason why the incarceration rates are so high is because of

boredom. When people get bored they tend to go another thing to keep them busy. It should also

be a requirement that all individuals must get their high school diploma or go to job corp. for a

trade.

C. Disparities:When it comes to being arrested or even convicted of a crime, it is no difference in it. This is one

problem that I can say dont have a title on it, if you committed the crime you will do the time. Itdont matter what the crime is or you as a person. One thing I can say is that they do show a little

feeling toward the people that committed the crimes for the first time. No there are not

differences in the problem. Being incarcerated does not discriminate on the gender, race, age, or

sexual orientation. Even people with disabilities are incarcerated as will. Table 1 shows the total

number of adults incarcerated by sex.


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Table 1 Table 2


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Reference

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2011/tables/11s0345.pdf

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