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WahooMatt05

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Those three strikes laws are awful, and racially biased


Those laws significantly impact blacks more than whites.

A quick google search:
Logistic regression analysis of individual-level data on over 171,000 California prison inmates indicates that African-Americans are more likely than whites and Latinos to receive third-strike sentences, even when legally relevant variables are controlled. The analysis also finds that Latino defendants are significantly less likely to receive third-strike sentences. The results also indicate that the black-white gap is greater for offenses known as “wobblers,” which can be filed as either felonies or misdemeanors than for offenses that must always be charged as felonies.

(In response to this post by southdenverhoo)

Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15377930802096462


Posted: 08/07/2020 at 11:50AM



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