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Is there racial discrimination in the judiciary?

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There is a crisis of trust and confidence in the judicial system among black communities. It is not 'colour blind' but arbitrary and discriminatory. read more

If there were no racial bias, then we would expect the gap in sentencing for people of different races to be the same across judges. But when cases are assigned to judges randomly, any difference across judges in the sentencing gap may reflect people of a particular race receiving different treatment from particular judges. read more

“Since African American judges have likely experienced discrimination themselves, they can recognize more complex and subtle forms of racial harassment,” the authors argue. But in criminal cases, the evidence has been blurrier. read more

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Discrimination in the Judicial System
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Ethnicity, inequality and justice
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Racism In The Judicial System
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