Multiculturalism In The Criminal Justice System Essay

No one can predict the future relationship between multiculturalism and the criminal justice system. However, the futures looks much better than it did 10 years ago. We are seeing more minorities working at all levels in the field, the gradual end of ridiculous racial profiling, better police and community relationships, and reductions of some long sentences that mainly affected minorities. This will not be an easy marriage, but one that will take the cooperation and patience of everyone involved. If not, the relationship will get much worse before it gets better, like the events in Ferguson, Missouri and Baltimore Maryland. One of the most promising things is the recruitment of minorities into every aspect of the criminal justice field, especially law enforcement. I am proud to say that the Knoxville Police Department, my employer for the last 18 years, has been one of the leaders of this idea. Instead of just recruiting at major colleges and universities, our recruiters visit military bases, inner-city high schools, African-American colleges, small colleges, and job fairs of every income range. We have a cadet program that pays a salary and education benefits to 18 to 22 …show more content…
The president felt that our prisons were burdened with overcrowding and these prisoners were non-violent and needed a second chance from being sentenced under the strong laws of the late 1980s (Horwitz & Eilperin, 2015). Many of these federal inmates were minorities and it has helped with the ratio slightly. However, this program could back fire and show drug dealers that one can sell dangerous drugs and still get out of jail without serving much time. Only time will tell if this program will truly reduce the high minority ratio and overcrowding in federal