There, if they want to "succeed," they must hide their lifestyle, exactly as many homosexuals felt they had to do decades ago to fit into "acceptable" society. This governmental policy has not furthered the lives of homosexuals and their careers in the military, it has hampered them by turning them into liars to protect their military careers.

             There are numerous criminal justice theories which attempt to explain criminal behavior and the nature of crime. One of the latest, which has at least some of its origins in the teachings of Karl Marx is the social conflict theory, which is essentially the belief that much of crime is caused by societal conflict and pressures between the upper class wealthy, who society consistently protects, and the lower class poor, who the criminal justice system consistently prosecutes. For example, it is well known that a disproportionate number of criminals prosecuted are Black or Hispanic. While most police departments disavow knowledge of profiling, many ethnic minorities will testify that they are consistently targeted by the police, especially if they seem to be "out of place" in a white neighborhood, for example. This unofficial policy of racial profiling leads to a higher number of incarcerated minorities, and also leads to overcrowded prisons, a clogged criminal justice system, and the need for legal and justice reforms. While profiling may not be an "official" policy, it is common, and many more people believe that profiling is necessary, and even essential to locate terrorists and other violent members of society after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Ethnic minorities who appear Arabic have also been targeted by government policies that allowed search and seizure because of a national emergency.

             In addition, the prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba are facing a rigid and perhaps even rights-bending policy that has come under fire recently because of the many atrocities and social issues surrounding their capture and continued captivity.