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Abstract
Essential attention has been given to the effects of race, gender and class on criminal justice system and its practices of processing and sentencing in the 20th Century. As we entered the 21st century, one of the questions that our faced our Nation was whether the criminal justice system and other societal institutions are fair, or whether they are biased along racial, gender and class lines. Therefore, in the 21st Century more must be done to reduce and subsequently remove the inequalities that are obviously associated with these characteristics if the system intends to be fair in its practices.
An Assessment of the
Criminal Justice System in the 21st Century
Important attention has been given to the effects of race, gender and class on criminal justice processing and sentencing. In addition to the multiple and often subtle ways in which these characteristics have joined to influence decision-making in the criminal justice system. As we entered the 21st century, one of the questions that our Nation faced was whether the criminal justice system and other societal institutions are fair, or whether they are biased along racial, gender and class lines. ... The movement in the latter part of the 20th Century to limit judicial discretion while simultaneously demonstrating how tough we are on crime has given legislators, especially prosecutors and police, tremendous power. ... Therefore, within the context of these larger societal divisions and inequalities, this paper will examine the effects of race, gender and class in court processing and sentencing as well as explore some controversies facing criminologists now in the 21st Century.
Approximate Word count = 1208
Approximate Pages = 4.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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