PARTS I, J & K
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The world today is comprised of different races that occupy separate regions. However, in some areas, there exists more than one race, due to political stability or the economy of such places that attract people from different races. The race has been a significant factor when it comes to the issue of criminal justice, sharing, and equal distribution of resources (Tonry, 2010). Some races are perceived to have a higher dominance due to their large population and their economic status that defines their superiority and power over other races. Minority races are often characterized by a small community, a lower financial situation, which makes them have less power in the global scope. In recent years, numerous challenges have been faced by courts and other prosecution centers as they administer justice to the public. The greatest challenge has been giving justice to both the majority and minority races without discrimination.
The minority races have been discriminated against and accused wrongly during prosecutions. Many courts do not offer equal justice to the suspected criminals from minority races as compared to their counterparts from majority races. Minority races have lower financial superiority, and they also have less dominance in the world's economy. Therefore, suspected criminals from those regions are often mistreated and wrongfully accused to have participated in specific unlawful incidences (James & Vila, 2016). When false accusations occur, the criminals are charged and detained or subjected to corporal punishment.
Through thorough research, this paper raises arguments against wrongfully accused minorities. The article also highlights some of the questions and possible reasons for how racism plays a more significant part in the large numbers of minorities who are wrongly condemned or those who are not afforded proper representation. Therefore, the study is intended to genuinely evaluate the issue of racism and criminal justice.
This section highlights the issues and explanations about the reasons why racism contributes to the high case of wrongfully accused minorities. Racism refers to the act of discrimination against someone from a different race based on the belief that some races are superior to others (Fredrickson, 2015). The superiority of a nation or a race is often estimated by the economic status of those races, advancements in technology, education, military, and infrastructure. Races that have developed in such sectors feel superior, and above the law, thus they can use their power to wrongfully accuse the minorities (Rapping, 2013). Most rules are formed and imposed on the minorities by the superior races. Therefore, each citizen is supposed to adhere to those laws failure to which he or she is detained.
Minorities have little or no control of their criminal justice system. In regions where there is more than one race, the minorities are undermined and unfairly charged by the criminal justice system because they have less influence in the system. Sometime, an individual from a superior race may commit an offense; however, instead of him being detained, false accusations are made, and a minority is held responsible for an offense (s)he knows less about.
Justice departments should be fair when discharging their duty to the public. It is ironic how those departments treat minorities. Minorities are denied justice and their fundamental rights making them develop a wrong impression about their criminal justice system. Therefore, changes must be made in the judiciary to allow a thorough investigation of an offense, which will reduce wrongful accusations of the minorities. Also, it will increase the credibility of criminal justice within a country.
In conclusion, the judiciary is hindered from administering its function correctly by the influence of other superior races. As mentioned above, everyone should be under the law and should be charged accordingly. Race minority shouldn't be the reason why other people are wrongfully accused or are maltreated by the criminal justice systems.
References
Fredrickson, G. M. (2015). Racism: A short history. Princeton University Press.
Rapping, J. A. (2013). Implicitly unjust: How defenders can affect systemic racist assumptions. NYUJ Legis. & Pub. Poly, 16, 999.
James, L., James, S. M., & Vila, B. J. (2016). The Reverse Racism Effect: cop more hesitant to shoot black than white suspects?. Criminology & Public Policy, 15(2), 457-479.
