NCJ Number
159919
Date Published
1993
Length
17 pages
Annotation
Focusing on policy-oriented research relating to race and criminal justice in the United Kingdom, this paper concludes that more systematic and easily available criminal justice data will enable researchers to focus on providing insights and explanations into the causes and nature of racial discrimination.
Abstract
The discussion notes that people from racial minorities are more likely than white people to be arrested, charged, convicted, and imprisoned and that widespread concerns exist about detention and bail conditions, stop and search, the police response to racial harassment complaints, deaths in custody, and police tactics in drug raids and other situations. The discussion emphasizes the importance of considering both direct and indirect racial discrimination and of viewing the criminal justice and correctional systems as a whole rather than in terms of particular stages and processes. The analysis concludes that the contribution of research on race and criminal justice to policymaking and the delivery of racial justice has so far been fairly limited. It also notes that the criminal justice system must continue to develop policies to increase the recruitment of black personnel, ensure that all staff have appropriate training, and provide thorough monitoring. Note