Criminal Justice
Study: All-white jury pools affect trial outcomes
A Duke University-led study shows juries formed from all-white jury pools in Florida convicted black defendants 16 percent more often than white defendants. Researchers examined more than 700 non-capital felony criminal cases in Sarasota and Lake counties from 2000-2010. In cases with no blacks in the jury pool, blacks were convicted 81 percent of the [...]
Trayvon Martin parents elated by Zimmerman arrest
Trayvon Martin’s parents expressed relief Wednesday over a special prosecutor’s decision to charge the man responsible for the 17-year-old’s death. Martin’s mother said if she could speak directly to George Zimmerman, she would allow him a chance to say he is sorry for what happened. “I would probably give him an opportunity to apologize,” Martin’s [...]
Violent Death in America is an Equal Opportunity Crime
Alan Caruba – I have had an interest in demography, the study of populations and trends within populations, for a long time. Racial animosities in America have been a factor from the moment white colonists stepped off the boat and were greeted by Native Americans and, not that long after, when the first blacks arrived [...]
Black-on-black crime widely ignored, say African American activists
Following President Obama’s comments on the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, some African-American activists say the media-dominating story is distracting attention from much greater threats to African-Americans. “Without a doubt,” Obama’s decision to highlight the February inter-racial shooting is a distraction that will likely will spur turnout for the 2012 election, T. Willard Fair, president [...]
Fla. Gov. Scott vows ‘justice will prevail’ in Trayvon Martin case
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) on Sunday said that “justice will prevail” in his state’s investigation of the controversial killing of Trayvon Martin. Martin, an unarmed African American teenager, was shot and killed weeks ago by a self-identified volunteer neighborhood watchman. The killing has sparked protests around the country and a nationwide debate on the [...]
