Legal Justice System Case Study

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Is the Legal Justice System racially biased or the unequal incarceration rate is a result of crimes committed and not racial bias? A study shows back in 2014 showed that black Americans served time in jail while awaiting trial. But according to “other research suggests that this disparity is often due to the fact that black defendants cannot afford to pay bail”. Which there is an accurate example, due to the fact the majority of the African American population lives in poverty in the United States . Nevertheless, how do you explain black Americans is being given longer sentences than white Americans for the same crimes. 2012 working paper found “ robust evidence” that black Americans sentences were 10 percent longer than

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