Have Misconceptions on Race Created An Unfair Justice System?

Have Misconceptions on Race Created an Unfair Justice System?  Dr. Nazgol Ghandnoosh shares findings in her amazing report and interview! 

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Interview with Dr. Nazgol Ghandnoosh

Link to: Report: Race and Punishment Racial Perceptions of Crime and Support for Punitive Policies"

Dr. Nazgol Ghandnoosh is a Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, where she conducts and synthesizes research on criminal justice policies and crime.  She is the author of the recent report, "Race and Punishment:  Racial Perceptions of Crime and Support for Punitive Policies," which she was extensively covered in the New York Times.  With March Mauer, she has also written "Fewer Prisoners, Less Crime:  A Tale of Three States" and "Can We Wait 88 Years to End Mass Incarceration?"  Nazgol edits The Sentencing Project's monthly Race and Justice Newsletter.

Our interview focuses on the amazing and well researched report "Race and Punishment:  Racial Perceptions of Crime and Support for Punitive Policies".  I encourage everyone to take some time to review the findings in this report.

My favorite part of the interview was that many individuals don't find themselves to be overt racists but there's been many different factors which have contributed to this issue and exacerbated the problem.

Dr. Ghandnoosh shares her thoughts on Ferguson, Missouri and some of the recent cases that we've covered in our nightly news.  Is it really just black and white?  Does the environment contribute to the issues at hand?

Dr. Ghandnoosh also shares her closure on the report and what advice we can do to change the situation.  Amazing words!

www.SentencingProject.org 


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