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Why Do Racism Still Exist

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Some explanations for why such racism still exists in New Zealand society today includes a simple difference in values, beliefs and thus behaviours that separate ethnic groups possess, which in turn means that they will undoubtedly treat persons of other ethnic groups differently, However this only accounts for racial discrimination, not racism aimed at one minority group.
Another possible explanation for racism is systemic bias. Systemic bias works through endorsing implicit/explicit institutional racism in the criminal justice system mainly. For instance, enforcing certain laws and procedures is not done equally across all racial groups.
The systemic bias hypothesis suggests that the high rates of Maori crime and imprisonment is in large
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