Document Type
Paper
Publication Date
4-22-2021
Faculty Mentor
Rebecca Evans
Abstract
My poster will examine criticisms by Bryan Stevenson in his book Just Mercy. Stevenson points to problems in the U.S. Prison and Justice systems, including mass incarceration, racial bias and sentencing, unfair convictions, and why the use of the death penalty is an unjust and impractical form of punishment that should be abolished. My poster will summarize many of these problems, as well as examine supporting evidence and evaluate different proposals for criminal justice reform.
Recommended Citation
Auerbach, Sophie, "Just Mercy: Mass Incarceration and the Death Penalty" (2021). Politics and International Relations Presentations. 2.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/pol_int_pres/2
Open Access
Available to all.
Included in
Political Science Commons, Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies Commons, Social Justice Commons
Comments
Presented as part of the Ursinus College Celebration of Student Achievement (CoSA) held April 22, 2021.
The downloadable file is a poster with research findings.