Racial Disparities in the Criminal Legal System: Shadows of Doubt and Beyond

Amanda Y. Agan
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Racial disparities permeate every single stage of the criminal legal process. In Shadows of Doubt: Stereotypes, Crime, and the Pursuit of Justice, Brendan O’Flaherty and Rajiv Sethi shed light on the stereotype-driven biases that contribute to these disparities. In this article, I review the compelling evidence in the book and expand upon it by outlining the myriad intertwining mechanisms contributing to racial disparities in criminal legal contact. I argue that reducing stereotype-driven biases is a crucial step toward equity, but a broader systemic overhaul is necessary to substantively address the entrenched racial biases in the criminal legal system. (JEL D83, D91, J15, K14, K42)
刑事法律制度中的种族差异:怀疑的阴影及其他
种族差异贯穿于刑事法律程序的每一个阶段。在《怀疑的阴影》(Shadows of Doubt:布兰登-奥弗莱厄蒂(Brendan O'Flaherty)和拉吉夫-塞西(Rajiv Sethi)在《成见、犯罪和正义的追求》(Shadows of Doubt: Stereotypes, Crime, and the Pursuit of Justice)一书中揭示了造成这些差异的成见驱动的偏见。在这篇文章中,我回顾了书中令人信服的证据,并在此基础上概述了造成刑事法律接触中种族差异的无数相互交织的机制。我认为,减少刻板印象驱动的偏见是实现公平的关键一步,但要从根本上解决刑事法律系统中根深蒂固的种族偏见,还需要进行更广泛的系统性改革。(JEL D83, D91, J15, K14, K42)
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