Before revision: Discrimination by the criminal justice system in the United States Research suggests that police practices, such as racial profiling, over-policing in areas populated by minorities and in-group bias may result in disproportionately high numbers of racial minorities among crime suspects.Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System 2008/09, p. 8., 22 Research also suggests that there may be possible discrimination by the judicial system, which contributes to a higher number of convictions for racial minorities
After revision: Discrimination by the criminal justice system in the United States Some research suggests that police practices, such as racial profiling, over-policing in areas populated by minorities and in-group bias may result in disproportionately high numbers of racial minorities among crime suspects.Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System 2008/09, p. 8., 22 Research also suggests that there may be possible discrimination by the judicial system, which contributes to a higher number of convictions for racial minorities