Disparity v Discrimination
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Disparity
Difference in treatment or outcome that does not necessarily result from intentional bias or prejudice
Discrimination
Differential treatment of individuals based on legally irrelevant criteria
Pure justice
No discrimination occurs at any time or any place
Institutional
Results from evenhanded application of policies
Contextual
Occurs in some contexts or under some circumstances
Individual
Discriminatory decisions made by a few individuals in a system
Systematic Discrimination
Discrimination at all stages, in all places, at all times.
Race Disparity
Higher arrests rates for Black Americans, Hispanic offenders facing harsher sentences than white counterparts
Gender Disparity
@ Fed level, 80% of males are convicted for drug offenses while women are convicted 60% of the time. Males typically serve much longer sentences compared to women as well.
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