Crime versus Punishment
The New York Times published a report on Race Gap concerning Crime versus Punishment. According to the new scenario in Jena, La, where the protesters challenged the prosecutor’s decision on the murder charges against six black youths who molested a schoolmate. According to the directors of prosecution and racial justice programs, Wayne S. McKenzie at the Vera Institute of Justice high lightened some of the controversial issues of differential treatments in the criminal justice system, the arguments and conversations that are not substantially welcomed. According to the article, it proofed how the courts are reluctant and consistently reject arguments that studies to identify possible bias and can influence a particular case.
The data collected from state courts by the Justice Department show a high percentage of black felons than counterparts for nearly all offenses, and they primarily receive long maximum sentences. The study used in McCleskey conducted the article revealed how blacks receive heavy penalties as compared to their counterparts. In the case of Jena six, the protesters asserted that white Jena juveniles who committed similar incidents were treated more leniently. In 2007, a substantial number of protestors marched Jena becoming the most significant civil right demonstration in years the aspect that led charges reduction. Such a case is an excellent example of how the differential treatments are reflected in courts that are done based on ethnicity, age, or gender.
Glater, J. D. (2007, October 7). Race Gap: Crime vs. Punishment. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/weekinreview/07glater.html?auth=linked-google