Racism in the Criminal Justice Research Paper

The cases only took approximately four to five minutes implying to an unseen assembly line of justice. The study also brought to light the fact that minority cases from outside New York were listened to by an all white jury (Ingram, 2009).

The other part of the criminal justice system that witnessed high levels of racial prejudice is the correctional departments. Discrimination has been witnessed in the way prisoners of colour have been treated. Black inmates are less likely to get early release date compared to the white prisoners as they find it hard to find acceptable addresses that is crime and drug free. Whites have several options of where to stay compared to blacks thus a black prisoner is forced to stay longer in prison waiting for final release date. Convicts from minority groups have stiffer penalties for having conflicts with white convicts than with fellow blacks. This is a portrayal of lack of worth on the blacks by the system (Russell & Russell-Brown, 1998). Correctional counselors who participate in the prisoners' release decision making process may at times be biased as their relationship with prisoners is always adversarial.

Conclusion

The Saint Leo Core Value of Integrity demands that there is integrity and justice in our daily dealings. It is therefore necessary for appropriate policies to be put in place to curtail racism in the U.S. criminal justice system.

References

Banks, C. (2004). Criminal justice ethics: theory and practice. london: SAGE.

Ingram, D. (2009). Law: key concepts in philosophy. New York City: Continuum International Publishing Group.

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