Since the 1980s , the debate has focused on the causes of a high proportional representation of some minorities at all stages of the criminal justice system , including arrests , racial background of violent criminals as identified by their victims , prosecutions and incarcerations .
Since the 1980s , the debate has focused on the causes of some minorities at all stages of the criminal justice system , including arrests , racial background of violent criminals as identified by their victims , prosecutions and incarcerations .