Decades of Disparity: Drug Arrests and Race in the United States
Publication year:
2009
| Cataloged on:
Mar. 19, 2009
ANNOTATION: The overrepresentation of minorities in the criminal justice system due to the "war on drugs" in the U.S. is established. This report contains these sections: overview; methodology; drug arrests for the U.S. overall from 1980-2007; drug arrests by state for 2006; possession versus sales; and conclusion. More than 80% of arrests were for drug possession, not sales. "Since blacks are more likely to be arrested than whites on drug charges, they are more likely to acquire the convictions that ultimately lead to higher rates of incarceration" (p. 16).
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