Essay On Racism In The Criminal Justice System

Another way the system is just and fair is how it is not racist against others. Back before the civil rights movement there was racism on blacks. There was also racism on women and other minorities. That has changed over the years. There are still times where you will come across one person in the criminal justice system that is a racist. But it does not happen very often. Today you can find blacks, women, hispanics, and other minorities in the criminal justice system. Where this was white, male dominated it is not anymore. People are hired to work in the system because they are the best for the job, not because of skin color or if they are male or female. That has changed for the better in last 40 years. Now people who are the most qualified are picked to work in the system. When the system has different minorities in it, it becomes hard to call the system racist, especially if their own minorities work inside of the criminal justice system, because how can people be racist against themselves. There will be times when someone is wrongly accused because of skin color but there are safe guards that are put in place to stop …show more content…
They are there for a purpose. If people obey them then everything is good, but when they do not it causes problems. When people break the law there should be consequences for their actions, so they won’t do it again. It keeps the street safer for everyone. If the nation didn’t have laws it would be complete chaos. The laws are set up in a way that everyone can understand them, and know them. The system is fair by making sure everyone knows the laws so they will know when they break them. It is up to the people to follow the law. If the system wasn’t fair then they could arrest anyone whenever they wanted to for whatever they wanted. But, they cannot do that because there are rules they have to follow just like the public. The system is fair and just when it is used