The Racial Profiling in Juvenile Justice System

Racial Profiling Injustice in the Juvenile Justice System

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Introduction

In the past few decades, studies have noted major disparities in the degree of minority youth involvement, especially the black youth in comparison to the white youths in the juvenile justice system. The presence of the racial representation that is disproportionate in the juvenile justice system raises the fundamental questions on equality and fairness in the treatment of these youths by the courts, police and other people related to the juvenile justice system. The federal government has recognized confinement of the minorities disproportionately (Widom, 228). Stevenson highlights how racial judgment affects their victims and family. Even though it is believed that the United States is currently in a post-racial era, there is still an existence of racial profiling every day. The media exhibits videos of law enforcement…