Advocate for the Convicted Felon
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Self Help, Self Improvement, Motivational, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Wise | ISBN: | 9781481765954 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse | Publication: | July 18, 2013 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse | Language: | English |
| Author: | Wise |
| ISBN: | 9781481765954 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse |
| Publication: | July 18, 2013 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse |
| Language: | English |
America has a history of being courageous, conquerors and brave. However, there are issues in its backyard that has either been ignored or over looked; that is the issue of the convicted felon. There are barriers that prohibit felons from obtaining employment, gaining occupational licensing and even voting. I learned in life that every situation or circumstance has a root. The convicted felon issue has roots that has been seeded throughout American history. I use my personal story growing up in Southside Jamaica Queens; then I give an essay of how I perceive these circumstances came about. Lastly, I turn to the laws of America. I attempt to show how the laws in America worked for the African American. In a nutshell, I attempt to show how American society has systematically created what we know as "The Felon"
America has a history of being courageous, conquerors and brave. However, there are issues in its backyard that has either been ignored or over looked; that is the issue of the convicted felon. There are barriers that prohibit felons from obtaining employment, gaining occupational licensing and even voting. I learned in life that every situation or circumstance has a root. The convicted felon issue has roots that has been seeded throughout American history. I use my personal story growing up in Southside Jamaica Queens; then I give an essay of how I perceive these circumstances came about. Lastly, I turn to the laws of America. I attempt to show how the laws in America worked for the African American. In a nutshell, I attempt to show how American society has systematically created what we know as "The Felon"
