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Selected Articles on Racial Disparity and the Criminal Justice System

NCJ Number
140291
Date Published
Unknown
Length
81 pages
Annotation
This compendium contains a sampling of news coverage and journal articles discussing racial disparity and the criminal justice system.
Abstract
The articles describe both local and national assessments and suggest possible solutions to some of the issues raised here. Some specific topics explored in these articles include racial discrimination in sentencing, selective prosecution based on race, perceptions in the criminal justice system regarding the drug crisis and the impact of drug laws on blacks and white, black and white incarceration rates, racial influences on educational and economic opportunities, and racial disparity in plea bargaining. Articles on criminal justice reform discuss the search for sentencing parity, the burden of proof in discrimination cases, diversion programs, and probation rates for blacks and whites.