Racism In The Criminal Justice System
“According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, which is a division of the U.S. Department of Justice, 1 in 3 black men can expect to be incarcerated in their lifetime. For Latino men the imprisonment rate is 1 in 6, and for White men it’s 1 in 17”(2015, Top 8 Most Surprising Facts about Race and the US Criminal Justice System). Racism has tainted our history books for centuries and continues to plague our world to this very day . The Bureau of Justice statistic worries me, because even though that statistic may not effect me personally, it’s still hard to know that other Americans can be effected. It’s also scary because that statistic was included in an article just last year. It has become a dilemma in the criminal justice system, and more
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It is truly upsetting that after so many years of racism and the harm and destruction it has done, that it still takes a toll on people. To know that whites with criminal records actually received better treatment than African-Americans without criminal records. Some Americans may not realize how big of an impact racism can have on people and people’s lives. It may hurt a person’s feelings, but depending on the situation, it could really shatter their future.On the streets, police stop African-Americans and Latinos at rates that are much higher than whites. “In New York City, where people of color make up about half of the population, 80% of the NYPD stops were of blacks and Latinos. When whites were stopped, only 8% were frisked. When blacks and Latinos are stopped 85% were frisked according to information provided by the NYPD”(2015, Top 8 Most Surprising Facts about Race and the US Criminal Justice System). The same is true in most other places as well. In a California study, the ACLU found blacks are three times more likely to be stopped than whites. African-Americans and Latinos are twice as likely to be arrested for
It is truly upsetting that after so many years of racism and the harm and destruction it has done, that it still takes a toll on people. To know that whites with criminal records actually received better treatment than African-Americans without criminal records. Some Americans may not realize how big of an impact racism can have on people and people’s lives. It may hurt a person’s feelings, but depending on the situation, it could really shatter their future.On the streets, police stop African-Americans and Latinos at rates that are much higher than whites. “In New York City, where people of color make up about half of the population, 80% of the NYPD stops were of blacks and Latinos. When whites were stopped, only 8% were frisked. When blacks and Latinos are stopped 85% were frisked according to information provided by the NYPD”(2015, Top 8 Most Surprising Facts about Race and the US Criminal Justice System). The same is true in most other places as well. In a California study, the ACLU found blacks are three times more likely to be stopped than whites. African-Americans and Latinos are twice as likely to be arrested for