Race In The Criminal Justice System Summary

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1. Juszkiewicz, J. (1993). The issue of race in the criminal justice system. Federal Probation, 57(3), 85.
The issue of race in the criminal justice system is a book written by Richey Mann, and published by University Press. This books is an excellent source on displaying the racial disparities within the criminal justice system does indeed exist. Riahey Mann, explores the works of William Wilbanks, who challenges the theories that has been traditionally used to explain the relationship of race along with both criminality and decisions made by criminal justice agents. Wilbanks, Cites the work from the National Minority Advisory Council, which has a representation to looking at a different perspective when it comes to the study of race and

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