And the NYPD needs to examine how productivity goals may be contributing to the criminalization of a generation.
One might argue that these punitive policies actually contributed to the rise in these tragic deaths, because of the stigmatization and criminalization of people who use drugs or who are addicted to drugs.
"Arming school police with military-grade weapons and gear creates the potential to contribute to climates that students of color already experience as hostile, and contributes to the normalization of the criminalization of these youth, worsening educational outcomes, and producing no public safety benefits".
The continued practice of HIV-related prosecutions and criminalization of HIV exposure/transmission contributes to the creation of a viral underclass [ 89] that faces stigma and discrimination with the threat of prosecution and incarceration [ 17].
Instead of spending taxpayer dollars on the criminalization and separation of families that are contributing to the economic engine of this country, lawmakers should instead allocate those funds to much needed programs that help the public, with a focus on healthcare and education.
The authors of the draft argue that criminalization is one of the major factors contributing to the abuse, oppression and stigmatization of both voluntary sex workers and trafficking victims.
Spouses, children, roots in the community, ability to contribute to the U.S.'s welfare in small or large ways, record of accomplishment, moral character, inability to live elsewhere than the U.S., none of these are part of the Sensenbrenner/Schumer criminalization calculus (Either register within x amount of time, or you are automatically deportable).
The Independent Counsel Act led to the criminalization of our politics, with escalating political demands for appointment of counsels, and to the weakening of the attorney general.
Homes Not Handcuffs: The Criminalization of Homelessness in U.S. Cities, a new report from the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty provides many alternatives to the criminalization of homelessness.
