Posted on 05/07/2016 11:20:36 AM PDT by ColdOne
A Justice Department division will no longer refer to people released from prison as “felons” or “convicts” because of the stigmatizing effects of the terms, an agency official announced in a Washington Post editorial Wednesday.
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Instead, Assistant Attorney General Karol Mason said the “disparaging labels” will be replaced by “person who committed a crime” or “individual who was incarcerated.” The new lexicon is set to be utilized in “speeches, solicitations, website content and social media posts” emanating from the Office of Justice Programs.
“I have come to believe that we have a responsibility to reduce not only the physical but also the psychological barriers to reintegration,” Mason wrote. “The labels we affix to those who have served time can drain their sense of self-worth and perpetuate a cycle of crime, the very thing re-entry programs are designed to prevent.”
OJP is responsible for research and development efforts to fight crime, but takes no direct law enforcement actions. The agency also works with state and local authorities.
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If the government has people pushing this its ulterior motive is to blur the line on a defined “prohibited person” from owning a firearm, I.e. They want to have some means of still restricting an individuals rights while they still apparently “look normal” for functioning in society.
Personally I believe anyone not worthy or having their right to vote and own a firearm restored shouldn’t be out of jail, if you’re rehabbed you should get everything back. If you’ve paid the price it should be paid in full, that alone would reduce recidivism.
Whoa, that's a good one.
Have you heard of the "ban the box" campaign?
Changing the label doesn’t change what they are. The label doesn’t stigmatize them, they are what brings stigma to the label.
That was my first thought as well. The timing is just right..............
Yep...
Person no longer of interest....
What about the stigmatism of being called a “racist”, I mean that term is REALLY polarizing.
Methinks something kinder and gentler is in order; perhaps “melaninally predispositioned”?
Actually, they are doing that in advance of Hillary’s felony conviction so they may continue to call her Madame Secretary...
Hehe, you might have a point there.
the looniness of the left is mind boggling
And senior people currently working at Justice Department should be referred to as “Potential Felons”.
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