@article{esj 138, author = {Lubna Waleed Alsagga}, title = {The reasons behind the mass incarceration in the USA}, volume = {13}, year = {2022}, url = {http://publications.essex.ac.uk/esj/article/id/138/}, issue = {1}, doi = {10.5526/esj160}, abstract = {<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="text-align: start; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Sylfaen, serif; font-size: 14.666666984558105px;">This essay will reflect on Wacquant’s theory of peculiar institutions and Alexander’s arguments in her book “The New Jim Crow”. I start by going through the history of slavery, the Jim Crow system, and the concept of ghetto in order to distinguish the reasons behind the current mass incarceration happening in the USA towards people of colour, while linking to Wacquant’s theory and Michelle Alexander’s arguments. Then, I present the reasons of mass incarceration and its aims. Finally, I highlight points that confirm that mass incarceration is the appropriate term for labelling the criminal system, as it is a form of racial segregation.</span><br></p>}, month = {9}, keywords = {Wacquant’s theory,the USA prisons system,prisoners of colour,African American,peculiar institutions}, issn = {2633-7045}, publisher={University of Essex Library Services}, journal = {Essex Student Journal} }