{"id":5660,"date":"2024-02-20T23:40:42","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T04:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a500-fall-2023\/?p=5660"},"modified":"2024-02-20T23:40:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T04:40:42","slug":"alishba-butt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a500-fall-2023\/2024\/02\/20\/alishba-butt\/","title":{"rendered":"Alishba Butt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Michelle Alexander argues that the prevalent belief attributing high incarceration rates in the U.S. to crime rates, particularly drug offenses, is flawed. She asserts that racial disparities in incarceration cannot solely be attributed to differences in drug crime rates because studies show similar drug use rates among racial groups, yet minority groups are disproportionately incarcerated. The examples she presents highlight systemic biases and discriminatory practices within law enforcement and the justice system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Racial disparities in incarceration rates cannot be solely explained by rates of drug crimes because studies show similar levels of drug use among different racial groups, yet minority communities experience significantly higher rates of incarceration. This suggests that factors beyond drug offenses, such as systemic biases and discriminatory practices within the criminal justice system, contribute to these disparities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> The phrase implies that the American penal system serves as a powerful tool not only for punishment but also for regulating and subduing certain segments of society, particularly marginalized groups. It suggests that the extent and methods of societal control within the American penal system surpass those seen in any other historical or contemporary context, highlighting deep-seated inequalities and power imbalances within society. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9106,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"portfolio_post_id":0,"portfolio_citation":"","portfolio_annotation":"","openlab_post_visibility":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discussion-board-2-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a500-fall-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a500-fall-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a500-fall-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a500-fall-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a500-fall-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5660"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a500-fall-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5661,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a500-fall-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5660\/revisions\/5661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a500-fall-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a500-fall-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a500-fall-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}