Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentencing and Systemic Racism

This article discusses the relationship between racist policing, the exercise of prosecutorial discretion, and the disproportionate imposition of mandatory prison sentences on Black-Canadians It argues that the retention and expansion of mandatory prison sentences for serious offences will serve as...

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1. VerfasserIn: Mirza, Faizal R. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2001
In:Jahr: 2001
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