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Analysis Of Adam Fross A Prosecutor's View On A Better Justice System

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Adam Fross expresses his personal experiences and views on changing the justice system in his TedTalk presentation, “A Prosecutor’s View on a Better Justice System”. Fross brings the attention of his audience to an inside look into the criminal justice system; how it works and what they could be doing better. The United States of America has the most incarcerated people in the world. Fross took note of this and started asking why and how he could make a difference, He not only wanted to make a change in the justice system, but wanted to help the convicted. Adam Fross is an Assistant District Attorney for the Juvenile Division of Suffolk County. Fross cofounded the Roxbury CHOICE program and founded the SCDAO Reading program. He originally …show more content…

The United States there are an estimated 2.3 million people in jails and prison. That does not include the estimated seven million people on parole or probation. There are main things people think of when thing about the failed justice system: police, jails, and sentences. Not many people point out the prosecutor and their role in the sentencing. Fross noticed that all the people that came into the system came in with a call for help, and they would send them away without any. They were being judged, prosecuted, defended, and sent away to whatever was decided, by others who knew no one thing about them. This is the problem Fross is …show more content…

He brings the audience inside his viewpoint by first explaining his experiences in college that build up to the main idea. He goes on to tell about his experience with the young man. This is his main supporting detail in making the audience realize why the criminal justice system needs improving. Fross brings his experience to the future where he met up with the young man many years later to find him very successful. This is also very important in seeing how his idea can work and how it affected the problem in a positive

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