Drug-offense racial disparities resist explanation by actual offending differences

Evidence

The source of this controversy stems from the fact that, unlike other types of crime, such as murder or robbery, the racial imbalances in those arrested or imprisoned are poorly explained by race differences in offending (see, for example, Alexander, 2010). — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 1035

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to Alexander’s The New Jim Crow thesis on mass incarceration as a racial caste system. — connects to: Crack cocaine sentencing disparity is racially discriminatory in practice — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 1231; Drug-war arrests and imprisonment fell disproportionately on Black Americans — Lawrence M. Friedman and Grant M. Hayden, American Law: An Introduction, 1435
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 1035