St. Louis County Biased Against Black Juveniles, Justice Department Finds
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I'm sure this news is shocking for all of you....Some excerpts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/01/us/st-louis-county-biased-against-black-juveniles-justice-department-finds.html?_r=1
The Justice Department said Friday that the juvenile justice system in St. Louis County, Mo., treats black youths far more harshly than whites, and deprives all low-income youths accused of crimes — no matter what race — of their basic constitutional rights.
A fundamental problem in the county’s Family Court is that for a county with one million people, there is just one overwhelmed public defender for juveniles, who handled 394 cases in 2014.
The department found enormous racial disparities in the way juvenile cases are handled, even after adjusting for variables like the severity of the offense and the defendant’s age. Blacks were 47 percent more likely than comparable whites to be put into the formal process.
Black defendants were 2.5 times as likely to be held in detention, 2.7 times as likely to be sentenced to detention once the case was finished, and 2.9 times as likely to be put into detention for violating probation from a previous case.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/01/us/st-louis-county-biased-against-black-juveniles-justice-department-finds.html?_r=1
The Justice Department said Friday that the juvenile justice system in St. Louis County, Mo., treats black youths far more harshly than whites, and deprives all low-income youths accused of crimes — no matter what race — of their basic constitutional rights.
A fundamental problem in the county’s Family Court is that for a county with one million people, there is just one overwhelmed public defender for juveniles, who handled 394 cases in 2014.
The department found enormous racial disparities in the way juvenile cases are handled, even after adjusting for variables like the severity of the offense and the defendant’s age. Blacks were 47 percent more likely than comparable whites to be put into the formal process.
Black defendants were 2.5 times as likely to be held in detention, 2.7 times as likely to be sentenced to detention once the case was finished, and 2.9 times as likely to be put into detention for violating probation from a previous case.
I keep seeing these studies done and then the next question is "ok so how do we fix it?" the atmosphere is like after one mice asked his brethren, "Who will bell the cat?"
By The Frankman Go To PostI keep seeing these studies done and then the next question is "ok so how do we fix it?" the atmosphere is like after one mice asked his brethren, "Who will bell the cat?"You can fix it by making half the populace stop electing racist old white men to every position of power.
By The Frankman Go To PostI keep seeing these studies done and then the next question is "ok so how do we fix it?" the atmosphere is like after one mice asked his brethren, "Who will bell the cat?"Elections. Activism.
How many people really sit around lamenting the state of things but the most they ever do is sign some e-petition?