The Vicious Circle Response

   As the article stated, most of the youth that are prisoners, are minorities. I find this fact completely believable. On the news, all you ever see are black or Hispanic people getting busted for selling narcotics, or committing some other crime. It kind of displays why many Americans fear the minorities. They believe that they cause most of the crime, and they should be locked up for doing so. However, the number of young (white) suburbanites is on the rise.    The primary deviants should be treated more harshly, so that they understand that if they commit the crime again, they will be punished even more severely. Letting the go with only a slap on the wrist just lets them believe that they will never actually be in serious trouble. Secondary deviance should be handled in the same way, only they should get some sort of rehabilitation so that they can get themselves on the right path. I don't think that taking away their driving privileges will really do much. If anything, they will just get a ride from someone and continue their illegal acts. They will not truly value what they have (comfort,space,technology) unless it is taken away from them. Everyone has a license, it's only a matter of finding out who will drive you.
   Prisoners are in jail because they did something that was illegal. Selling Narcotics is illegal, which is why young teens should be placed in a juvenile detention center like the rest of the young criminals. Prison is not a place anyone ever wants to end up in. Prisoners live in horrible conditions. Yet, I believe they deserve these conditions. If you want to go against the law you should be punished by going to jail. Although I strongly believe this, I also think that their should be some sort of rehabilitation for the prisoners so that when they get out they are socialized and can better adapt to society's rules.