Today people of color continue to be disproportionately incarcerated, policed, and sentenced to death at significantly higher rates than their white counterparts. Further, racial disparities in the criminal-justice system threaten communities of color—disenfranchising thousands by limiting voting rights and denying equal access to employment, housing, public benefits, and education to millions more. In the 21st century this issue revolves around every race in America for hundreds of years.
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Black Verdict-Black and Hispanic students represent more than 70 % of those involved in school-related arrests or referrals to law enforcement. Currently, African Americans make up 2/5's and Hispanics 1/5 of confined youth today. Also face harsher punishments in school than their white peers.
-As the number of women incarcerated has increased by 800 % over the last three decades, Women of color have been disproportionately represented. While the number of women incarcerated is relatively low, the racial and ethnic disparities are startling. African American women are 3 times more likely than white women to be incarcerated, while Hispanic women are 69 percent more likely than white women to be incarcerated.
Once convicted, black offenders receive longer sentences compared to white offenders.
-The U.S. Sentencing Commission stated that in the federal system black offenders receive sentencing that is 10 %longer than white offenders for the same crimes. The sentencing project reports that African Americans are 21 percent more likely to receive mandatory-minimum sentences than white defendants and are 20 percent more like to be sentenced to prison.
-As the number of women incarcerated has increased by 800 % over the last three decades, Women of color have been disproportionately represented. While the number of women incarcerated is relatively low, the racial and ethnic disparities are startling. African American women are 3 times more likely than white women to be incarcerated, while Hispanic women are 69 percent more likely than white women to be incarcerated.
Once convicted, black offenders receive longer sentences compared to white offenders.
-The U.S. Sentencing Commission stated that in the federal system black offenders receive sentencing that is 10 %longer than white offenders for the same crimes. The sentencing project reports that African Americans are 21 percent more likely to receive mandatory-minimum sentences than white defendants and are 20 percent more like to be sentenced to prison.
White Verdict-white people are richer, and more comfortable with white people rather than blacks and trust them more and no they don't have the same crime rates. People of both color have experienced an adverse impact on themselves and on their communities from barriers to reintegrating into society to engaging in the democratic process. Studies have shown that The debate concerns the interpretation of research findings that American test takers identifying as "White" tend on average to score higher than test takers of African ancestry on IQ tests.