https://www.prisonpolicy.org/scans/vera/race-and-ethnicity-in-prosecution-first-edition.pdf
Conclusion This review found evidence in the body of research discussed above that prosecutorial decision making is associated with racial and ethnic disparities in case outcomes.
Most of the 34 studies reviewed here suggest that defendants’ or victims’ race directly or indirectly influence case outcomes, even when a host of other legal and extra-legal factors are taken into account. This is not to suggest, however, that the research shows that prosecutors always treat blacks and Latinos or Latinas more punitively: while a greater number of studies found that minority defendants are more likely to be prosecuted, held in pretrial detention, and to receive other harsh treatment, researchers also found proof of prosecutors treating white defendants more harshly for certain offenses and at certain discretion points. In other words, the research findings vary noticeably by the type of data and analyses used. When drawing conclusions from the characterizations of researchers’ findings presented in this review, readers should consider the following four caveats. First, studies that did not find any differences by race and ethnicity should not be used as evidence for the absence of any discriminatory practices, because data and analytical limitations may have contributed to the absence of findings. Second, many of the studies were based on limited sample sizes in a single or a few jurisdictions that yielded insufficient evidence for supportable generalizations of findings. Third, some studies that suggest that minorities are treated more leniently should be also viewed with an eye toward whether more lenient treatment of blacks and Latinos may stem from a general devaluation of their communities or corrective action by prosecutors in response to aggressive or improper policing practices. Fourth, it is also possible that studies finding differences by race and ethnicity were more likely to be published, and thus are overrepresented in this review.50
Finally, while we made every effort to accurately summarize findings from the 34 studies in this review, we strongly recommend reading the studies in their entirety as they appeared in peer-reviewed journals (see References, p.18).
from your link:
Understanding whether, and to what extent, race and ethnicity affect outcomes at any stage of prosecution is challenging in part because there is no accessible, comprehensive work that summarizes research findings for a broad audience. While academic journal articles have literature review sections, they are designed for other researchers and tend to be technical. Furthermore, most of the work reviewed is available only through academic search engines not open to the general public. This review describes the existing body of empirical research about the impact of prosecutorial discretion on racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system, with an emphasis on the researchers’ findings. Its intent is to inform a diverse audience—including academics, practitioners, and interested generalists—about the current state of the debate on these subjects. In so doing, the authors hope to encourage additional empirical research on the relationship between race and prosecution by identifying areas that need further study; provide prosecutors and other criminal justice practitioners with a frame of reference in which to assess their own practices; and strengthen the general public’s understanding of the criminal justice system. The first section catalogs areas of prosecutorial discretion
1.---..this link is describing the RESEARCH of race and prosecution--not so much the actual staticstics--per the highlighted red quotes---you do see the word ''research'' in red??
...it is mainly talking about the RESEARCH........
if a black doesn't have the $$$$$ for good lawyers--tough shit
it's the SAME as whites who don't have $$$$ for good lawyers
2.---maybe the whites didn't have a long criminal history/didn't use a weapon/etc in the crack-etc crimes !!!!!! do you understand??
3.--you are upset the black criminals did not get as less as sentence as white criminals ??? just like the blacks, you care so much for criminals--awwww--the poor criminals got a long sentence
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nvolving crack cocaine and powder cocaine.
https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2010/08/03/data-show-racial-disparity-in-crack-sentencing
!!!!!!!!!hahahahahWTF???? you are upset because the laws for sentencing were
FOLLOWED???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
...the judges were enforcing the laws where the sentencing was different!!!!
so godamn what if the blacks are committing crimes with the DIFFERENT substance
they were CHOOSING to do that!! no one forced them to commit a crime using crack!!
you are upset that criminals were choosing to commit crime with a specific substance, and then they got jailed for it!!!!!!!!!!
a--cry me a river for criminals....you love criminals...poor poor criminals
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