Summary Of Inequities In The Criminal Justice System
To The Editor:
Inequities in the criminal justice system prove to be evident through “Being a Minority is The Worst Crime in The Justice System” by Kendall Travis, but her suggestion to set a distinct outline on how to determine sentencing terms would be ineffective, considering the issue derives from the judges’ perceptions on race instead.
To support her claim of a need for specific sentences, Travis notes that “just looking at the race of the criminal, some judges automatically become unjust and give a bigger sentence than needed” (Travis). She argues that due to judges giving harsher sentences by race, a distinct set of sentences are needed to amend the inequalities and unfair punishments in the criminal justice system.
The inequities
Inequities in the criminal justice system prove to be evident through “Being a Minority is The Worst Crime in The Justice System” by Kendall Travis, but her suggestion to set a distinct outline on how to determine sentencing terms would be ineffective, considering the issue derives from the judges’ perceptions on race instead.
To support her claim of a need for specific sentences, Travis notes that “just looking at the race of the criminal, some judges automatically become unjust and give a bigger sentence than needed” (Travis). She argues that due to judges giving harsher sentences by race, a distinct set of sentences are needed to amend the inequalities and unfair punishments in the criminal justice system.
The inequities