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dc.rights.licenseIn Copyrighten_US
dc.creatorMiggins, Gabriella
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-23T10:53:33Z
dc.date.available2019-05-23T10:53:33Z
dc.date.created2019
dc.identifierWLURG38_Miggins_POV_2019
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11021/34427
dc.descriptionCapstone; [FULL-TEXT FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE]en_US
dc.descriptionGabriella Miggins is a member of the Class of 2019 of Washington and Lee University.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the interlocking factors in the toxic, symbiotic relationship between addiction and incarceration. It begins by discussing the “War on Drugs” that heralded the globally unprecedented swelling of the U.S. prison population, which increased to more than two million individuals behind bars in 2017. The paper then describes the biological components of addiction, which have been distorted and minimized by stigma and thus fail to inform policy. The paper evaluates how the connection between addiction and incarceration stumbles short of the moral and practical objectives of the criminal justice system. Finally, this paper demands the preservation of the human rights of individuals experiencing addiction, who should not be inequitably incarcerated. It proposes several policy recommendations to ensure that the vulnerable population of individuals experiencing addiction are held accountable for their actions in a manner that respects their central capabilities. [From Introduction]en_US
dc.format.extent31 pagesen_US
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dc.subject.otherWashington and Lee University, Shepherd Poverty Programen_US
dc.titleThe Incarceration Addiction: A Toxic, Symbiotic Relationship and an Ethical Responseen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
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dc.rights.holderMiggins, Gabriella
dc.subject.fastDrug addictionen_US
dc.subject.fastImprisonmenten_US
dc.subject.fastDrug controlen_US
dc.subject.fastCriminal justice, Administration ofen_US
dc.subject.fastCapabilities approach (Social sciences)en_US
local.departmentShepherd Poverty Programen_US
local.scholarshiptypeCapstoneen_US


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