Race and the Criminal Justice System

After the abolition of slavery in 1865, over 90% of the southern states where black Americans lived utilized criminal justice as a means of ethnic control. The discriminating "black code" brought about an unprecedented imprisonment of blacks, women and children, which recovered conditions similar to slavery through forced labor and long-term sinful lease in the 20th century.

Criminal law has also been used for civil rights protestors accused as "offenders" and faced with arrests, imprisonment and police brutality. These brave movements have won many victories, but policies to combat racial inequality, including civil rights law in 1964, are not covered by criminal justice, and the results are still common in American society It is subject to racial prejudice and inequality. . Today's collective imprisonment is a heritage of past abuse and continues to limit opportunities in our most vulnerable communities.

The United States has the highest retention rate in the world; today 3 million Americans are in prison. Under the driving force of the compulsory judgment policy of "drug war" and "strong crime", detention of mass prisons exerts a serious racial influence. 70% of US prisoners are not white people. While the average Americans are likely to be imprisoned at some point in his life, the proportion of Latin American men (one-sixth) and African-American men (over one-third) It is higher than (1). twenty three). Surprisingly, one out of nine blacks under the age of 25 is being held in some way: in the state of prison, prison, probation or parole

As you know, law enforcement authorities repeatedly killed black men, women and children who are not armed, so discussions on ethnic issues in the criminal justice system are on the rise. "Black Lives Matter" was first used as a call for action after Trayvon Martin was killed in 2012. This ruling later became a national movement and organization to support African-American who was the victim of national violence. Although the phrase "All Lives Matter" may sound innocuous, it may be used as a phone by some groups against Black Life Material Movement, and it may try to silence it.

Racial discrimination in the criminal justice system more than a century ago is still adequate in many ways. While there are many discussions and occasional celebrations about racial progress in many aspects of American life, racial advancement in the US criminal justice system can not say the same. Racial discrimination and racial discrimination continue to erode the criminal justice system where despair is far beyond hope. We strongly encourage you to read one of the most detailed and persuasive analyzes of the race in the criminal justice system on racial discrimination. . . Progress of Legal Competition and Criminal Procedure 2 I believe that many of you are lawyers and law school students I offer you many articles and precedents to comment on you today.