Criminal Justice Flaws

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The criminal justice system is supposed to be a fair and ethical way to keep everyone safe, but it may have its flaws. The criminal justice system is a system of law enforcement who punish those who do not follow the law, and fight for the justice of all people. Their job is to make everyone feel safe and sometimes they succeed, but that isn’t always the case. Most of the time they make people feel scared, violated, and disrespected. The criminal justice system traps people in poverty and they let race play big a role in how they treat someone. A lot of families are trapped in poverty because they go to jail and then end up not being able to get a well paying job once they get out. “Prison and the Poverty Trap” an article on The New York