Disparities for People of Color: In the United States‚ the shadows of the justice system‚ more often than not‚ obscure the path to equality‚ which casts a wall over the lives of people of color‚ who find themselves caught in a system of inequality. As individuals try to navigate this complicated labyrinth of the American Legal System‚ they encounter multiple barriers. These barriers can obstruct access to fair and equal justice. They show systemic flaws that cannot be ignored. There are clear signs
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Reform in the Criminal Justice System Reform is essential in order to improve over time. As the years go by change has to happen‚ to make old things better. Over the course of a few years‚ prison reform has been a favorable topic in politics‚ and just overall. Everybody has different opinions concerning this issue. Some people think that it is unnecessary‚ others believe that it is a crucial task to move forward. However‚ there are many problems concerning how effectively the prison system works. Currently
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. In the United States‚ the criminal justice system is an important tool used to provide justice for all. The criminal justice system creates a median for protecting societies innocent civilians and punishing the guilty who committed heinous acts. To follow understand our justice system‚ we need to look at laws created throughout history that became influential to our modern law as we know it today. For our laws have been adapted from historical societies‚ whose thoughts and ideas were way before
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The criminal justice system in America is what helps to keep the population safe from harm‚ but it seems to be driven by racial biases. With over 2.2 billion people behind bars‚ mass incarceration is an issues facing the correctional system in America (Smith‚ 2015). These individuals have been sentenced to non-violent drug crimes and are mostly people of color. It is estimated that the likelihood of a black felon being sentenced to prison is 26 percent higher than that white individual found guilty
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The Goals of Sentencing in the Criminal Justice System By: Brian Ouellette Criminal Justice CCJ 1020 Mr. Leonardo Cadogan Abstract In the United States there is no standard when it comes to punishment and sentencing. This area of the criminal justice system is in a constant state of change. Sentencing practices and goals are always being closely examined. From "getting tough on crime" to more rehabilitative approaches‚ the views and goals of sentencing are always being
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Racism and the Criminal Justice System Is the justice system really racist? I do don’t think so and here’s why. In the 1950’s‚60’s‚and 70’s the criminal justice system was a little racist. But now a days from the mid 80’s to present i don’t think the justice system is racist. If a white and black man commits the same crime. Let’s say murder‚both men are going to prison‚ but however the crimes could have been committed differently. The white man killed someone‚ then admitted to it the next day. The
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The Criminal Justice System Is Biased To begin with‚ in today’s society‚ the Criminal Justice system is broken. A person’s trial can have a different outcome depending on their ethnicity. Statistics prove that all races are not treated equally‚ whites always have an advantage for being the dominant group in the U.S. At this period in time‚ there has been a lot of shootings involving African Americans the most. In various incidents‚ law enforcement officers state that they felt that their life was
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Even though the criminal justice system has made tremendous progress in trying to address the issue of discrimination within its ranks‚ a lot remains to be desired. A keen analysis of the treatment of certain racial groups reveals that rather than recede‚ racial discrimination is indeed growing. Even though most criminal laws are facially neutral‚ the way they are enforced shows that they are pervasively and massively biased. The criminal justice system has struggled to free itself from historical
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the criminal justice system in the United States today because of its perspective of “an eye for an eye”. Retribution is a theory that states that people should be punished for that crime that they have committed equally to what they have done (396). It is not like the other two goals of punishment‚ which is deterrence and rehabilitation that does not make much of an impact on criminals we see today. Deterrence has many problems that arise with it and is not very affective‚ such as a criminal would
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topics in the criminal justice system concerns the death penalty. The majority of the population in the U.S would say they are against the death penalty. However‚ the death penalty is one of the most beneficial sentences the court could deliver. Our state law allows a jury to vote for “death by lethal injection” for convicted criminals. I would not vote to change this law because offenders are granted a fair trial to prove their innocence‚ it acts as a deterrent to other criminals‚ and is the appropriate
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