https://padlet.com/marti439/xygs709nzh9elqky Made with no regrets, whatsoever en-us 2020-09-20 15:20:14 UTC 2020-11-25 15:29:22 UTC hello@padlet.com marti439 https://padlet.com/marti439/xygs709nzh9elqky/wish/762071113 Memory is relevant in the legal and criminal justice system when victims have to remember what happened to them. In court, many victims will testify against their perpetrator to make sure they get time in jail. However, memory is not always reliable because when undergoing a traumatic experience, the human brain remembers things differently; for example, one may remember a knife instead of a gun, or vice versa. Additionally, memory can be easily manipulated by another person. For example, in a line up, the victim may be pressured into identifying one of the line ups by whoever is administering. They can end up choosing someone completely different from the real perpetrator. As the years have gone on, many have realized how unreliable memory has become in cases because of the human brain’s ability to manipulate different scenarios. ]]> 2020-09-20 15:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/marti439/xygs709nzh9elqky/wish/762071113 marti439 https://padlet.com/marti439/xygs709nzh9elqky/wish/942628791 One impact from mass incarceration in a black/brown community includes a mental and economic toll. If one's family member was sent to jail, it takes a toll because there is the possibility that the person was a provider for the family. With one less person to help provide, it hurts the family and the ones who have to take over. In Just Mercy, Walter is sent to death row, leaving his family to struggle with bills and taking care of each other. In one part of the book (I'm not sure if this is in the chapters from the week's reading because I read ahead), one of Walter's children was going to college and it was hard to be able to support her financially because there is one less income in the family. Additionally, mass incarceration can affect a community by weakening the community ties. People in that community can lose their trust because of a personal experience relating to the mass incarceration dilemma. There is also the possibility that crime increases in that community, thus making it an unsafe environment and people want to leave. For example, in the 13th documentary, there was a point in the beginning where many African Americans were being jailed and enslaved for minor offenses. This prompted many families to move out of the South and to more populated cities in the East and the West. Overall, mass incarceration can have a negative on societal communities for these reasons. ]]> 2020-11-19 17:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/marti439/xygs709nzh9elqky/wish/942628791