Blacks are disproportionally policed, leading to higher likelyhoods of being accused of a crime. Blacks are convicted more often than white people arrested for

Blacks are disproportionally policed, leading to higher likelyhoods of being accused of a crime. Blacks are convicted more often than white people arrested for the same crime. When black people are convicted of a crime, they are more likely to be sentenced to incarceration compared to whites convicted of the same crime. Blacks generally get harsher sentences when compared to whites who've commited the same crime. https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2012/03/13/11351/the-top-10-most-startling-facts-about-people-of-color-and-criminal-justice-in-the-united-states/ https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2012/03/13... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kim-farbota/black-crime-rates-your-st_b_8078586.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kim-farbota/black-crime-rates-...