forum 3a sociology of law
According to Spohn and Sample (2013), “The results provide further evidence that the focal concerns guiding judicial decision making may vary depending on the offender’s race or ethnicity” (p. 3). This is clearly disturbing and also is contrary to the ideals of a democratic society.
With that in mind, explain to me what we could possibly do to correct this error in legal reasoning and judgment within state judicial systems and the federal judicial system.