Jail, Juveniles, and Judges In the class, Law and Social Thought, or LAST, we have been discussing the needs of victims of injustice, the ignorance of those who enforce the law, and the injustice of the detainment system that the USA calls its prison system and jail. A recent lecture and subsequent panel discussion deliberated and explained these very things—more specifically regarding juvenile detainment. While the problem was clear, executing a solution is much more difficult and complicated, and doing so requires tremendous effort from individuals on all levels of law enforcement. The clear problem is as such: juveniles enter and leave cycle trough jail numerous times without having their real motivations addressed. The jails they go through are poor quality, inefficient, and expensive, and even when the jail time is only a few days, it has the potential to destroy one’s entire future. The Macarthur Foundation hopes to work with local governments that lack funds and want to improve their situation, and admit that there is a situation. However, they do not plan to simply through money at it. Doing so would result in the money being wasted. …show more content…
This, at the very least, will result in improved treatment for those neglected by the present system. Perhaps if the jail is better maintained, arranged and situated, those cycling through will be attended to more appropriately, and real issues would be addressed. However, what really matters is motivating those responsible for enforcing the law to understand the true intention of the criminals they arrested, charge, and convict in order to ensure that justice is truly met, instead of simply going through the motions of keeping those outside of the jail experience