Monday, June 29, 2009

Created Equal: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the US. Criminal Justice System

The prevalence of disproportionate minority contact (DMC) in the U.S. is assessed. Sections comprising this report are: introduction; methodology; arrests; court processing -- pretrial decisions, convictions, and sentencing; new admissions to prison; incarceration in prisons (federal or state) and local jails; probation and parole; death penalty; total control; recidivism; juveniles; and conclusion.

Source: National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) (Oakland, CA)


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