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    Nationally from 1980 to 2007, and in state-by-state data from 2007, black individuals were arrested at significantly higher rates than whites for drug-related offenses, even though studies have shown that blacks and whites commit drug crimes at equal rates. The document discusses racial disparities in drug arrests between whites and minorities and proposes solutions such as reducing arrests of blacks and hispanics for drug possession, focusing police efforts only on suspicious individuals, and providing more employment opportunities to decrease involvement in drug crimes.

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    Nationally from 1980 to 2007, and in state-by-state data from 2007, black individuals were arrested at significantly higher rates than whites for drug-related offenses, even though studies have shown that blacks and whites commit drug crimes at equal rates. The document discusses racial disparities in drug arrests between whites and minorities and proposes solutions such as reducing arrests of blacks and hispanics for drug possession, focusing police efforts only on suspicious individuals, and providing more employment opportunities to decrease involvement in drug crimes.

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    Nationally from 1980 to 2007, and in state-by-state data from 2007, black individuals were arrested at significantly higher rates than whites for drug-related offenses, even though studies have shown that blacks and whites commit drug crimes at equal rates. The document discusses racial disparities in drug arrests between whites and minorities and proposes solutions such as reducing arrests of blacks and hispanics for drug possession, focusing police efforts only on suspicious individuals, and providing more employment opportunities to decrease involvement in drug crimes.

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    Unequal Arrests between

    Whites and Minorities


    Drug Related Arrests

    Facts about unequal arrests for drugs


    Nationally, from 1980 to 2007, blacks were arrested 2.8 to 5.5 times higher than
    whites
    State-by-State data in 2007 shows that blacks were arrested between 2 and 11.3
    times more than whites.
    Studies show that blacks and whites commit drug offenses equally, but blacks are
    typically targeted in the war on drugs

    https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/us0309web_1.pdf

    Data for Connecticut

    How can we fix this?

    We can fix this by not sending blacks and hispanics straight to jail because
    they are doing drugs.
    We can also fix this by only checking up on people who are very suspicious in
    the streets.
    Another way we can fix it is by giving blacks and hispanics more jobs to make
    money for themselves instead of being in the streets.

    What did you learn?

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