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This 7 page paper examines the criminal justice system in the United States of America. Various roles are examined including the roles of judges, attorneys and probation officers. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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obvious fact. Some suggest that is because minorities are more likely to commit crime and different theories are given to that end. Some theories like the culture of poverty thesis
provide plausible explanations for economic challenges of minority communities. Other theorists dismiss such ideas as nonsense and even contend that they contain racist notions. Others theorists in this realm
contend that minorities simply do not get fair trials. The criminal justice system is made up of white people and the police generally treat African Americans rougher and further, other
minority groups are similarly targeted. The names Abner Luima and Amadou Diallo should ring a bell. The two men, in separate cases, were brutalized by the NYPD in different ways.
Racism begins to appear to be institutionalized. There is much of it entrenched in what has come to be known as "the system." In fact, when OJ Simpson would win
his criminal trial, white people thought that an injustice was done. The black, high priced attorney had gotten this black Superstar--who incidentally killed two white people--off, due to the fact
that there was an all black jury. The white perspective is that the verdict represented jury nullification. The black perspective is that OJ Simpson was tried by
a jury of his peers. There was an Asian judge and a jury made up of minorities. The prosecutors were largely white, but at least one major player was a
black man. The defense was similarly multifaceted but a key attorney--Johnnie Cochran--was black. There was diversity. It was fair. In fact, when OJ was acquitted, black America cheered because finally,
a fair trial ensued. Again, this is not the white view at all. Race does play a part in the criminal justice system, but the court system is just one
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