Crminal Justice

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Criminal Justice
Taking a critical examination of the entire American justice system, it would be quite unfair to hurriedly term it as a total betrayal of a given group of the American citizenry that is engulfed by the by-partisan approaches in the aspects of justice delivery and the implementations of the citizens common will. However, a critical look the empirically verifiable flaws would unravel the hidden and detailed inequalities that exist within the entire justice process. Looking at various research findings on the American judicial system, several writers have portrayed the American judicial system as a facially race-neutral justice system that consistently ostracizes and stigmatizes offenders and especially the poor black offenders. I fully agree with Jim Crow writers. In my view, Professor Michelle Alexander’s arguments, though criticized to be skewed and not giving an objective reference to the current judicial standings, the argument is drawn from the most evident facts that are ironically assumed to be non-existent.
This paper looks into the diverse ideological arguments on the fate of the Afro-American citizens within the corridors of justice. With a critical review of the viewpoints presented in the New Jim Crow, a conclusion is drawn based on the cases presented. While several scholars have shown close linkages between the America’s criminal justice system and race, there is yet another emergent group of rese…