But, what happens when the law enforcer turns out to be the lawbreaker by targeting African Americans for traffic stops? ... Imprisoning would punish the crime, which aimed at maintaining a free labor pool with these African Americans. ... According to the Bureau of Justice Standards (2001), among licensed drivers 12% of the black population and 10% of the white population was pulled over, (keeping in mind there are only 35 million blacks in the U.S. compared to 210 million whites). ... According to the South Carolina Department of Corrections, the prison population in the past decade has s...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

An alarming statistic states that an amazing 40 percent of America's death row population is black. This, out of a population that is a mere 11 percent of the nation's populous. The five states with the largest death rows have larger percentages on death row than in their statewide black population. I think the statistics suggest that African-American defendants are not treated equally in the criminal justice system. How can such a small portion of the population represent such a large portion of the prison system? ...

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Prison Literature in America. ... The Black Power Movement and American Culture, 1965-1975. ... In the last two decades the population of black male inmates grew three times as fast as the number of black men enrolled in higher education. ... In a country less than 13 percent blacks, one half of the prison population is African American. ... Goods and services must be provided to keep imprisoned populations alive. ...

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New York City has seen progress in decreasing its overall incarceration rate and population rate in correctional facilities. ... The female prison population in the United States is over 110,000. Although the population for women prisoners is significantly lower than for males the same disproportionate numbers exist. ... However, imbalanced statistics show that Blacks are five times more likely to get incarcerated as juveniles than their White peers. The high incarceration rate of African-Americans has a detrimental effect on the black community. ...

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The prison population in England and Wales currently stands at 71,800. ... The prison population rate is projected to rise an amazing 16% in 6 years! ... In November 2001 a third men's jail had to be converted to take female prisoners in response to a sizeable fluctuation in the female prison population. ... In 2001-2002 the female prison population increased by 28%. ... The increasing prison population places pressure on the limited prison service and prison staff are finding it increasingly difficult to control the offenders. ...

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Juvenile Offenders The youth of America are looked upon as the leaders of tomorrow. ... If punishments were made more severe, the use of illegal drugs and alcohol among the juvenile population who commit crimes would also decrease, as shown proven in a 1995 Annual Report on Drug's and Alcohol published by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Colombia University. ... The statistics of juvenile crime are alarming. The is no dancing around the fact that the youth of America are commiting more crimes every year. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Even whites are forced to admit that statistics indicate that the Black community is disproportionately affected by the American legal system. ... The decision as to what kind of conduct by African-Americans ought to be punished is better made by African- Americans themselves."1 The means by which Butler proposes for Blacks to implement these decisions is termed jury nullification. ... Although several commentators have voiced criticisms with the ideas of Professor Butler, most of these criticisms focus on what is best for the American legal system, what legal precedents dictate, or as is most...

• Word Count: 3584
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate