Post on 11-Dec-2015
All About IncarcerationEnvironment can cause incarceration
Locked Up Video
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Incarceration Team
Chad BriscoeSasha Brown
Lisa Di MaggioDa Monte’ Hollman
Lena OlayaDante’ OwensJohn Shuman
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Research QuestionsDoes environment impact a person’s probability of being
incarcerated?
Who is being incarcerated?
What is being done to change the cycle?
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The Research Surveyed 93 people who were previously
incarcerated
Survey LocationsConcord, Oakland, SF Bart, Pittsburg, Antioch, Rio
Vista, Brentwood, Bay PointMost in person, some over the phone
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Introductory CommentsEnvironment has an impact on whether one is
likely to be incarceratedNow that we know this, it is important to detour
at an early age.
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Does environment impact a person’s probability of being incarcerated?
43% had parents who were incarcerated66% reported drug activity in their area34% didn’t feel safe35% saw 5 or more cops per day65% believe police are racist
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Does environment impact a person’s probability of being incarcerated?
By the time one realizes that environment leads to incarceration, it’s too late
No
Yes
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21
62% 38%
37% 63%
Environment_led_to_crime
Incarcerations
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Friends affect the number of times incarcerated
-24 to 0
1 to 25
26 to 50
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
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Friends_incarcerated
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The more friends you know that have been incarcerated= more times incarcerated
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If in a gang, 100% had violent offences
Non
-Vio
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Vio
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No Yes
61% 0%
39% 100%
Type_of_Offense
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100% !!
Who is being incarcerated?
• 50% of those surveyed were abused as children
• 41% were between 20-30 years old
• 44% African American, 24% Latino, 16% White
• 21% Some HS, 35% HS Diploma, 33% Some College
• Typical income, $9,000 to $44,000
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Who get’s locked up?
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Latin
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Whi
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Asi
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Oth
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40 44% 24% 18% 10% 4%count
Ethnicity
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Time spent incarcerated in months
Asian
Other
White
Latino
African-American
0 20 40 60 80 100
120
140
160
180
9 (10%)
4 (4%)
17 (19%)
20 (22%)
40 (44%)
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12
15
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Box Plot of Time_done
Ethnicity
Time_done
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How many times locked up
Other
Asian
White
Latino
African-American
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
4 (4%)
9 (10%)
17 (19%)
21 (23%)
40 (44%)
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2
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Box Plot of Incarcerations
Ethnicity
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What is being done to change the cycle?
No
Yes
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
27% 73%
50% 50%
Pressured
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Male role models reduces the amount of pressure felt to due crime
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Especially for people with incarcerated parents
No
Yes
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
22% 78%
47% 53%
Parents_incarcerated
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Male Role Models
0-1 2-3 4-5 6-7 8-9
0
15
30
45
6071% 20% 8% 0% 1%
count
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71%
Community Needs More Male Role Models
Especially for children with incarcerated parentEarlier awareness of how environment can
lead to incarcerationFriends who haven’t been incarcerated and
aren’t in gangsReach people while they’re still in school
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Solutions: Community Organizing Strategies
To focus on the needs of at risk kids and give them the tools they need to make good choices as they grow into
adulthood.
Strategy 1Midnight Basketball
Hosted by churches, police departments, and/or non profit organizations To get youths off of the streets and keep them occupied doing
something healthy and productive Good opportunity to be exposed to good male role models. Life skills workshop Successful in U.S. cities
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Strategy 2College bound males tutor high risk
elementary studentsHelps youngsters learn, expose them to good male role
models, and hopefully they will copy their behaviorThis would work well if the tutors earned high school
credits while participatingCost effective-can even be done during school hours
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Strategy 3Summer Camp
For young childrenSponsored by wealthy business owners who may have had
a criminal historyFun along with education that teach children life skillsFar from their neighborhoodBring in older, successful students who come from similar
backgrounds
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Chosen Strategy Midnight Tutors CampEasy to implement x x Affordable, sustainable x x Quick implementation x Reach lots of people x xReaches the right people x x
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Midnight Basketballhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAO89Gis6nw