cultural diversity in criminal justice outline and references

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

Capital Punishment and Race (Name (School (Professor (Course

Abstract

The common symbolism of justice is that the figure is blindfolded . This is because it is believed that the wheels of justice crank only on the merits of a particular case , thus the scales in its hand . The scales are supposed to be the determining factor in the dispensation of justice and not any other element . It is also said that justice is blindfolded as to be dissuaded from external factors , such as economic station in life or skin color

of the parties involved . Sadly though , it seems that justice took of those blinds and rendered justice based on the color of the skin

Guilty of being a color other than white

Introduction

It is disturbing to note the color of the accused and the accuser play a major role in the discussion about the death penalty (American Civil Liberties Union , 2003 . Since the mid-70 's , colored individuals have accounted for 43 percent of all executions and form the majority of those awaiting execution (American , 2003 . Since 1930 , when data began to be collected for the purposes of collating information on individuals executed in civil trial proceedings , a very disturbing figure was discovered (University of Anchorage Alaska Justice Center , 2009 . During the period of 1930 to 1967 , more than 3 ,000 people were meted out capital punishment for their crimes (Alaska , 2009

Of this number , 54 percent of those who were executed were black , 45 percent of those executed...