"Nationwide, more juveniles than ever are being sentenced as adults, judges lament a lack of sentencing flexibility, and state-mandated sentences ... Continued Inequalities between Blacks and Whites; ... "'State of the Dream 2004: Enduring Disparities in Black and White,' released in January by United for a Fair Economy,
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While there has been a slight reduction in economic and sentencing disparities between Blacks and Whites, no improvement has been seen in the areas of education and economics, according the annual report recently released by The National Urban League (NUL) at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
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findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_11_113/ai_n25336108
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�� Study of felony sentencing disparities between; Blacks and Whites in state of NY b/w ‘90-’92: �� 1/3 of minorities sentenced to prison would have received a shorter or non-incarcerative sentence if they had been treated like similarly situated White defendants.
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www.psych.umn.edu/courses/summer06/songs/psy3301/lectur...
www.psych.umn.edu/courses/summer06/songs/psy3301/lectures_summer06/Stereotypes,Racism%20&%20Discrimination-Coping%20(Summer%2006)_WEB%206%20slides.pdf
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Justice Department officials yesterday endorsed for the first time a plan that would eliminate vast sentencing disparities between possession of powdered cocaine and rock cocaine, an inequity that civil rights groups say has affected poor and minority defendants disproportionately. ... Judge Says Crack Sentencing Goes Too Far...
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www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/29/AR2009042901551.html
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Guidelines and Policy Statements of the Sentencing Reform Act (SRA) of 1984 were designed to eliminate sentencing disparities and state explicitly that race, * ... Conditioned on having their sentences reduced, do whites receive larger reductions than blacks? ... 22 The distinction between federal and state offenses is complex.
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www.terry.uga.edu/~mustard/sentencing.pdf
www.terry.uga.edu/~mustard/sentencing.pdf
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After all, the disparities in sentencing between blacks and whites are significant enough to make such an allegation. ... The Doyle administration has stated its desire to reduce racial sentencing disparities. Hopefully that goal will be achieved by sending more Wisconsinites — especially blacks — back to their...
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badgerherald.com/oped/2008/02/19/prison_disparity_rac.p...
badgerherald.com/oped/2008/02/19/prison_disparity_rac.php
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[...] From Alas: Prison Sentencing Study: Whites, Women, Non-Poor, and U.S. Citizens Are Given Lighter Sentences I’ve just been reading a 2001 study by David Mustard, of the University of Georgia, called “Racial, Ethnic and Gender Disparities in Sentencing: Evidence from the US Federal Courts.” Mustard’s...
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www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2006/09/12/prison-senten...
www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2006/09/12/prison-sentencing-study-whites-women-non-poor-and-us-citizens-are-given-lighter-sentences/
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Because the illegal drug trade tends to flourish in economically depressed communities, conservatives contend, it may be that blacks simply commit more drug crimes than whites--or, at least, the kind of drug ... * * * States that have the most disparate ratios between black and white men imprisoned for drug crimes:
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www.commondreams.org/headlines/060800-01.htm
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Although it is by no means conclusive, there is substantial evidence that racial discrimination within the criminal justice system is the cause of the sentencing disparities that exist between Blacks and whites.
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academic.udayton.edu/race/03justice/crime09.htm
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