The jury will sympathize with the defendant, because they believe that they were treated or charged because of race. Jury Nullification has become very controversial because a number of well-known African American scholars encouraged Black jurors to acquit Black defendants Ethnicity not only influences courtroom proceedings and judicial practices, but also practices prior to and following. Because racism still exists within the world, it will continue to overlap within the criminal justice system. According to McNamara and Burns (2009), research suggests that a higher percentage of Hispanics and African Americans were more likely than White to face criminal charges There are various arguments for and against ethnicity- based jury nullification. The pros of race-based jury nullification include: guilty offenders are kept incarcerated, fair trials are warranted, and last but not least there is one
A qualitative approach to researching this would be centred on trying to understand the factors and meanings that lie behind the attitudes of ethnic minorities. As such it is closely associated with Max Weber's concept of verstehan. Qualitative research is needed to tease oth the evidence suggested in the item that relations between the police and black or other ethnic minority communities are problematic, especially among young black males where there can be a lack of trust and a degree of hostility. Qualitative data are normally collected in the interpretive tradition through small scale research studies. Such an approach in this case would seek to understand the attitudes of ethnic minorities towards the police through methods such as semi-structured or unstructured interviews.
In order to increase our self-image we enhance the status of the group to which we belong. We can also increase our self-image by discriminating and holding prejudice views against the out group (the group we don’t belong to). Therefore we’re divided into the in-group or out-group based through a process of social categorization. Social identity theory states that the in-group will discriminate against the out-group by focusing on negative aspects to enhance their self-image. Prejudiced views between cultures may result in racism; in its extreme forms, racism may result in genocide, such as occurred in Germany with the Jews, in Rwanda between the Hutus and Tutsis and, more recently, in the former Yugoslavia between the Bosnians and Serbs.
As sociologist Douglas S. Massey has said, “segregation is a key cause of poverty because where one lives determines much about the life chances one faces." And this in the United States is "Created by White prejudice, Actualized by discriminatory behavior and Condoned, if not supported, by government." Today both, in the US and in Europe as well, overt racism is replaced by “politically correct behavior” and the reality of social relations has been rarified. This has made the evil of racism omnipresent, omnipotent but still invisible. It is to the credit of White societies, that, this art is not only universalized but its social reproduction is also ensured.
Do you prosecute that as a hate-crime, just because it might be? One group of people is now getting special treatment under the law. That sounds lot like discrimination to me, which isn't how this country is supposed to work. Whatever happened to equal protection under the law? Further, because most hate-crime legislation puts added effort into prosecuting crimes against certain individuals or groups, what about the same crimes committed against someone who doesn't fit into one of those groups?
Hate crime can be defined differently based on the crime, the group or individual that is the victim, and the group or the individual doing the crime. A local, state, or federal law defines a hate crime as harm from a threat, a physical action, or harassment towards someone’s differences. The differences can include race, sexual orientation, religion or even someone’s disability (US Legal, 2012). Many resources can be found that talk about hate crime and the people that the hate crimes are against. Race is one of the
Crash provides a perspective on the consequences of racism, illustrating that all races of people are often both victims and perpetuators. Many people assume that racism is created from a blind fear without any legitimate causation
The presiding judge during trial found out that Apprendi fired shots to a neighboring house as threats to leave the neighborhood. As the judge’s final decision and consideration of Apprendi’s actions to be a hate crime gave the judge notion of a severe sentence in prison. The high court’s decision to overturn the sentence was in favor of Apprendi’s Sixth Amendment right of due process to trial by jury and evidence has to be admitted in court through process to the jurors. A judge imposing sentencing must not consider facts unable to provide to the jury is against the federal
Including but not limited to those of religious, race, and sexual orientation. The greatest portion of the remainder were hate crimes based on ethnicity or nationality. When a hate crime is committed, it sends a message to the targeted individual and community as a whole, so that they are aware they are unwelcomed, fearful, unaccepted. The damage done to the heart of the community, will affect the community brutally. Once a message is sent, hate crime is committed, and it has not only hurt the target but the community as well, the message is considered
The Arian Brotherhood believes whites should be above all of races and or ethnicities. The Arian Brotherhood is still posing threats against other various races and is a great example of racial discrimination still existing in America Today. Another form of discrimination provided by the Caucasian race is racial profiling, racial profiling is a term used to describe when police or other various law enforcement officials single out a person or group of people as “potential suspects” based on their race or ethnicity. Racial profiling continues to be a prevalent form of discrimination in the United States today. Said by Aclu, “Since September 11, 2001, new forms of racial profiling have affected a growing number of people of color in the U.S., including members of Muslim, Arab, and South Asian communities.” For example, if an African American man standing on a corner waiting for a bus he is more likely stopped and questioned why he is standing there and where he is going.