Class and racial inequalities in the criminal justice system of the United States of America
The subject of this paper is a theoretical consideration of the relationship between class and racial inequalities and the criminal justice system in the United States of America (USA), based on a review of relevant studies and data sources. The author concludes that the class and race of t...
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| Language: | English |
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Victimology Society of Serbia and University of Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation
2024-01-01
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| Series: | Temida |
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| Online Access: | https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-6637/2024/1450-66372402281D.pdf |
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| Summary: | The subject of this paper is a theoretical consideration of the relationship
between class and racial inequalities and the criminal justice system in the
United States of America (USA), based on a review of relevant studies and
data sources. The author concludes that the class and race of the defendant
influence the outcome of criminal proceedings in the USA. They are
non-normative factors that have an impact on the judge's decision-making.
Within the US criminal justice system, racial and class inequalities
intersect so that poor, low-educated African Americans receive the harshest
treatment in the US criminal justice system. The presented research shows a
milder treatment of other categories of the USA population, whose criminal
acts are not perceived as too dangerous due to the social position of the
perpetrator and the non-violence of those acts, as well as the absence of
direct victims. Also, the author concludes that although there are more
studies on the influence of race on the outcome of criminal proceedings in
the USA, class shows a greater influence than race, even though the term
class is rarely used in the presented research and class position is most
often shown using indicators of class position. |
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| ISSN: | 1450-6637 2406-0941 |