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Racial Differences in Sentencing
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What is the term for the practice of imposing harsher sentences on people of color than on white people for the same crimes?
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Racial disparity in sentencing
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Racial disparity in sentencing is the practice of imposing harsher sentences on people of color than on white people for the same crimes. This disparity is a result of a number of factors, including racism, poverty, and lack of access to quality legal representation.