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Pros And Cons Of The Federal Justice System

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I believe that the federal justice system is just and unbiased. The federal justice system has guidelines and rules to keep them from using power improperly and targeting groups of people based on their race. This is talked about in article “Is the Criminal Justice System Racist”. There are statistics given pertaining to the prison sentences given to African Americans, prosecution during a felony trial, and crime/prison rates.
Whether or not the prison sentences given to African Americans are fair or biased has been in speculation for a while now. A study done in 1987 shows the Africans Americans receive more lenient punishments than whites.

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