Write a paper that focus on the racial disparity within America criminal justice system. This should include the fair sentencing act, the public’s perception of who commits crime, war on drugs, etc.
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2. Mauer, M. (2004). Race, class, and the development of criminal justice policy. Review of Policy Research, 21(1), 79-92. Retrieved from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1541-1338
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8. Davis, A. Y. (2003). Are prisons obsolete? New York: Seven Stories Press.
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