by DAVID ZIMMER
Data consistently show a political narrative at odds with the facts
Executive Summary
In direct conflict with the prevailing narrative, the disparities that followed criminal offenders through the system were frequently more favorable to black offenders and less favorable to white offenders at every stage, including incarceration. • Minnesota’s criminal justice system is a system that deals with grossly disproportionate numbers of black offenders at the outset. Deflecting attention away from this fact and gutting accountability in a misguided effort to address “disparities” only subjects black communities to continued disproportionately high crime levels.
Data consistently show a political narrative at odds with the facts
Executive Summary
In direct conflict with the prevailing narrative, the disparities that followed criminal offenders through the system were frequently more favorable to black offenders and less favorable to white offenders at every stage, including incarceration. • Minnesota’s criminal justice system is a system that deals with grossly disproportionate numbers of black offenders at the outset. Deflecting attention away from this fact and gutting accountability in a misguided effort to address “disparities” only subjects black communities to continued disproportionately high crime levels.