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    Race and Justice

    Number of Pages: 5

     

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    In five pages this paper argues that in terms of justice the American system is not blind with different treatments of individuals regarding gender, race, and ethnicity. One source is cited in the bibliography.

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    when observing society. In fact, it could be said that many inequalities indeed exist and that these differences can be seen in many circumstances. Justice is served in  vastly different means between men and women, rich and poor, white and black, old and young, and the list goes on. Perception indeed plays a large role in the  service of justice. In terms of the justice system within this country, ideally there is equal treatment for all people. In other words, if person A does something wrong  they should receive the same treatment and punishments as person B, C, D and so forth who also committed the same crime. In actuality however, this often is not  the case. For example, many times we hear of crimes committed by teens. Lets pretend an armed robbery is committed by a teen male at a gas station.  Now, lets assume this male has orange dyed hair, multiple piercings and is dressed very eccentrically. Now, under the law, this boy should receive the exact same treatment and  punishment as an adult male, dressed conservatively who appears quite clean-cut. But, the truth is, the chances of these two people being treated identically is very unlikely. Chances  are the teen is going to be viewed as more of a rebel and therefore treated with more disregard. There are so many examples of indiscriminate treatment in the justice  system. It is interesting to note that this is quite well documented. In fact, there are people who are in the business of judging people on their appearances  and attorneys often hire these people to help pick juries. They look at people and decide who they think will best fit their needs in terms of what outcome 

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