Racial disparities begin when offenders are in the process of being sentenced for a drug offensives. Judges don’t look at the punishment itself, but the volume at which the offense occurs can play a factor. It could be someone’s first offense a harsh sentence could possibly be imposed. When it comes to punishing offenders, a judge should disregard their own person biases. It shouldn’t matter which social class an offender comes from. Crack or cocaine should receive the same punishments regardless of the amount carried at the time of the offense. Lower class people who commit a crime do not have the same resources as someone from a higher social
