​Some people believe that         factors result in large numbers of Hispanics and African Americans being processed by the criminal justice system.

There have always been more African American men in prison than in college.​

Current case law indicates that capital punishment is legal as long as:​

​When we talk about characteristics associated with criminal offenders, we can conclude that:

The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that    states and the federal government prison systems operated at or above capacity. ​

Research shows that the death penalty is more likely to be imposed when:​

Over the past quarter century, the incarceration rate has:​

Predictive studies calculate that the future prison population of the United States is likely to:​

As long as some groups in the United States are unfairly excluded from society’s opportunities, they will have less motivation to obey its laws.​

​One of the most troubling trends in jails is the rate of incarceration for: