Sentencing of Minorities

Paper Summary:

This paper attempts to show that there is disparity between the sentencing guidelines that are given to Caucasians and to non-Caucasians and to look at the extent race plays a part in the prosecution for different crimes. In an effort to be fair, opposing views on this subject are discussed and the problems and proposed solutions are discussed as well. By examining all of these issues, the paper attempts to show that individuals who are of minority races often meet with harsher punishments than others who come into the criminal justice system.

Outline:
Introduction
Review of Literature
Hypotheses
Research Design
Analysis of Data
Implications of Proposed Research

From the Paper:

"There are many more minorities in the prison system and on death row than there are Caucasian individuals, and there are more men than women. For the purposes of this paper the gender differences will not be an issue. Whether they are male or female will be irrelevant; the only concern will be with what race they belong to. According to the Supreme Court, there should be equal treatment for all individuals who are found to the guilty of an infraction of the law (Saltzburg, 2003). This should be true regardless of the race of the individuals but sadly there seems to be loopholes in the criminal justice system which cause many of these individuals to fall into difficulty with the law and then to have trouble getting out of this cycle of scrutiny and arrest (Thompson, 1999). "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Benner, LA. 2002. Racial Disparity in Narcotics Search Warrants, 6 J. GENDER RACE & JUST. 183, 197-98
• Broach, GT. 1978. State Political Culture and Sentence Severity in Federal District Courts, 16 CRIMINOLOGY 373, 379-81.
• Brown, JB. 1992. The Sentencing Guidelines are Reducing Disparity, 29 AM. CRIM. L. REV. 875.
• Carbado, DW. 2002. (E)Racing the Fourth Amendment, 100 MICH. L. REV. 946, 962.
• Carroll, JS. 1987. Sentencing Goals, Casual Attributions, Ideology, and Personality, 52 J. PERSONALITY & SOC. PSYCHOL. 107.

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