Civil Rights Issues In The Latino Criminal Justice System

The system just isn't equal for races, the criminal justice system was creating by whites and they focused all of it on them and didn't really give any fair rights to the black and hispanic race. “ Hispanics are overrepresented in the nation’s criminal justice system, with Hispanic defendants imprisoned three times as often and detained before trial for first-time offenses almost twice as often as whites, despite being the least likely of all ethnic groups to have a criminal history, a report released today has found.” separating the guilty from the innocent and protecting against injustice. “It is apparent that the criminal justice system in this country is neither fair nor just for Hispanics,” said Janet Murguia, NCLRs executive director and chief operating officer. “Recent polls show that Latinos care very much about protecting public safety and fighting crime, but they recognize that being tough on crime is not always the same as being smart on crime. Our community is losing a whole generation of people, and that is a national tragedy. What we need is a system that does a better job of protecting public safety without destroying lives and wasting resources. …show more content…
Crime and justice issues are the new civil rights issues of the 21st century.” Latinos care very much about protecting public safety and fighting crime, being tough on crime is not always the same as being smart on