Drug arrests reduce employment for Black workers specifically

Evidence

Mitchell (2016) examined the effects of drug arrests on employment outcomes. This research found that having been arrested on a drug offense reduced the number of weeks worked annually and annual income, and these effects were only statistically significant for Blacks. — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 1080

Categorization

• corroborated: 4 independent passages support this claim — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 1080
• XREF: connects to: Drug-war arrests and imprisonment fell disproportionately on Black Americans — Lawrence M. Friedman and Grant M. Hayden, American Law: An Introduction, 1435