Legal Differentiation of Minorities
“Segregation in the judicial branch is the timeless bellow of racism in the USA”
Segregation on all levels based on race and ethnicity was inalienable in the american society all the way up until around the 1950’s and although the NAACP as well as the Chicano (hispanic civil rights movement) countless times tried to reason with judicial authorities, the political position in which these groups found themselves until the 1960s made it difficult for them to advance their interests through a feasible legislative strategy. Unfortunately minorities especially, still face difficulties in the eyes of the law. A recent report conducted by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights shows that, while in the last 50 years there has been a clear momentum moving toward the final objective, which is ensuring equal treatment under the law for all citizens, the one single area that seems to have not changed as significantly as the rest of our society is criminal justice where racial inequality appears to be growing, not receding, and our criminal laws that in theory should remain neutral, are enforced in a manner that is arguably, massively and pervasively biased. The Justice on Trial findings paints a picture that furthermore supports these …show more content…
The exponentially growing prison population is leading to a lack of faith in the Judicial branch amongst the minority youth. Although it is well established that the majority of criminal activity is not at the hands of minorities, many politicians unfortunately seem to have the perception that lawlessness is a “colored” problem and that disproportionate treatment of blacks and Hispanics within the criminal justice system is a rational response to a statistical
“Segregation in the judicial branch is the timeless bellow of racism in the USA”
Segregation on all levels based on race and ethnicity was inalienable in the american society all the way up until around the 1950’s and although the NAACP as well as the Chicano (hispanic civil rights movement) countless times tried to reason with judicial authorities, the political position in which these groups found themselves until the 1960s made it difficult for them to advance their interests through a feasible legislative strategy. Unfortunately minorities especially, still face difficulties in the eyes of the law. A recent report conducted by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights shows that, while in the last 50 years there has been a clear momentum moving toward the final objective, which is ensuring equal treatment under the law for all citizens, the one single area that seems to have not changed as significantly as the rest of our society is criminal justice where racial inequality appears to be growing, not receding, and our criminal laws that in theory should remain neutral, are enforced in a manner that is arguably, massively and pervasively biased. The Justice on Trial findings paints a picture that furthermore supports these …show more content…
The exponentially growing prison population is leading to a lack of faith in the Judicial branch amongst the minority youth. Although it is well established that the majority of criminal activity is not at the hands of minorities, many politicians unfortunately seem to have the perception that lawlessness is a “colored” problem and that disproportionate treatment of blacks and Hispanics within the criminal justice system is a rational response to a statistical