Date Approved
2015
Date Posted
1-6-2016
Degree Type
Campus Only Senior Honors Thesis
Department or School
Political Science
First Advisor
Barbara Patrick
Second Advisor
Jeffrey Bernstein
Abstract
An exploration of mass incarceration and the War on Drugs, its effects and motives. The paper examines the historical context of African American incarceration, and its relation to the War of Drugs. Finally, the paper makes a case for mass incarceration and the War on Drugs being used as mechanisms of sociology-economic control by the American government.
Recommended Citation
McCray, Marcus, "African American incarceration and sentencing disparities: New slavery and the controlling mechanism in a colorblind America" (2015). Senior Honors Theses and Projects. 461.
https://commons.emich.edu/honors/461
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