Presented by:

Tammy Key
Michelle Morgan
Scott Huepenbecker
Ashley Naranjo


The criminal justice systems response to the
publics perception of ethnic and gender bias
Whether the criminal justice system
discriminates against any group
A contemporary issue or event related to each
of the two topics to support your arguments

How the public views their role within the
courts can modify how they comply with that
role.
Racial and Ethnic Minority groups have a
stronger negative perception of criminal
justice than the white population.
There is a dominant agreement that
minorities can and do receive harsher
sentencing than their white counterparts
Perceptions of what is fair or unfair tend to
vary with the gender of respondents
Many legal professionals do believe that there
is a largely unfair treatment environment
toward women than men in some states
Criminal Justice Systems
Early history of court was that of an
institution that denied equal justice to
minorities
Cases in which the police have mistreated
members of minority groups
African Americans were more likely to say
that officers acted unprofessionally toward
them than toward Whites.
Interactions with officers are the most
influential in assessing publics opinion of the
police
Austin Clem, Age 25, White
Convicted of second degree rape, one count of forcible rape
on a woman that began when she was 13
No jail time

Mark Beecham, Age 25, Black
Serving 100 year sentence on rape of one woman received
addition 624 years for rape and sodomy of second woman
State of Alabama

Arguments for contention
Majority of those imprisoned
Same crime different punishment
Treatment
Judges discretion

Arguments against contention
Being sentence for crime they did commit

Crime is crime, regardless of color

Victims have the right to seek justice

Glenn Ford was a
death row inmate for
30 years
Accused of
murdering a
watchman
Ford was convicted
regardless of the
lack of evidence
Exonerated after the
killer confessed
Stop and Frisk policy of the NYPD.

Citys highest officials.

Not condemning the program.
12 year old girl

Three white prostitutes

Resisting arrest.
http://www.policebrutality.info/content/uploads/2009/01/12-year-girl-brutality.jpg
Public perception on bias.

Discrimination.

Profiling.
Bever, L. (2014). Washington Post. Retrieved from
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning
-mix/wp/2014/03/12/after-nearly-30-years-
on-death-row-glenn-ford-is-exonerated-and-
free/
Cevallos, D. (2013). No Prison for Rape -- an
Illegal Sentence?. Retrieved from
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/21/opinion/cevall
os-rape-sentence/
Hansen, M. (2012). Alabama Man Gets 624-Year
Sentence in Rape, Sodomy Case. Retrieved from
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/alabam
a_man_gets_624-
year_sentence_in_rape_sodomy_case/

MacNamara, R. H., & Burns, R. (2009).
Multiculturalism in the criminal justice
system. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Perception of gender bias lingers in state
courts, surveys show. (2002). Retrieved from
https://courts.ms.gov/news/2002/1.07.02ge
nder.htm
The American Judges Organization. (2004).
Court Review: Volume 40, Issue 3-4 -.
Lincoln, Nebraska

The New York Times. (2013, August 12). Racial
Discrimination in Stop-and-Frisk. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/13/opinion/r
acial-discrimination-in-stop-and-
frisk.html?_r=0
Turley, J. (2008, December 24). Family Sues After
Police Arrest and Rough Up 12-Year-Old Girl as a
Prostitute Outside of Her Texas Home. Retrieved
from
http://jonathanturley.org/2008/12/24/family-
sues-after-police-arrest-and-rough-up-12-
year-old-girl-as-a-prostitute-outside-of-her-
texas-home/