Marginalization of Criminals
Description: Criminals
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Trying to start a new life is more difficult for criminals because there is always going to be that thought in the back of there mind that they are still a true criminal. Getting jobs or finishing an education is hard for criminals because of their records for committing crimes. An example would be Anthony Malpica, who was once a criminal, who explains his difficulties of re-entering the work force. His story can be found on this following website: http://www.doe.org/news/pressdetail.cfm?PressID=250&typearchive. It explains his struggles and how he got help to regain his life.
Why is your group marginalized?
Criminals are literally locked up from society from the crimes that they commit. The lifestyle of a criminal reflects the reasons of why they’ve become a criminal. Growing up in a passive family and living in a small and worn out neighborhood, one can pick up some bad habits. Study shows that most criminals come from broken or separated family structures. More detail can be found on the following website: http://www.divorcereform.org/crime.html. These issues often lead to not feeling the acceptance of a family, so new ones are created among the streets.
What are some stereotypes about your group?
What do you think of when you think of criminals? What comes to mind for many people are that they are big, buff, scary-looking males with a lot of tattoos and piercings, but not all criminals are like this. Depending on whom it is, they can just look like any ordinary stranger of all race, age, gender, etc. Among criminals in the U.S., study shows that 60% of criminals are non-white (http://www.forumnacional.net/showthread.php?t=25483) and about 50% of crimes are committed by teens (http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Reality-of-Teen-Crime-Statistics&id=851215).
What needs to happen in order to stop the marginalization of this group?
There are many possible solutions to stopping marginalization of criminals, but most of this depends on each individual, criminal or not. For criminals, getting educated, getting locked up, or doing community service and volunteer work, or rehab are all possible actions to take to get better and end this marginalization. For everyone else, there’s always that one saying of “Don’t judge a book by its cover” and that’s where everyone should fit into because not all different race people are criminals; not all teens are criminals; and definitely not all people with tattoos or piercings who are big and buff are criminals.
