{"id":85831,"date":"2018-12-02T14:29:28","date_gmt":"2018-12-02T19:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/?p=85831"},"modified":"2019-11-05T16:20:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T21:20:26","slug":"sentencing-discrimination-racial-bias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/sentencing\/sentencing-discrimination-racial-bias","title":{"rendered":"Sentencing Discrimination: The Hidden Role of Implicit Racial Bias"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t
Judges who hand down criminal sentences every day in our federal and state courts engage in sentencing discrimination without even really understanding or being aware of it. How do we know that is true, and what can we do about it?<\/p>\n
Strangely enough, part of the answer can begin on Broadway. \u201cWhat do Broadway musicals have to do with sentencing discrimination?\u201d you may ask. Well, stay with me, and you\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n
The Tony Award winner for Best Musical in 2004 was a little musical called Avenue Q<\/em>, a kind of Sesame Street for adults. The hilarious musical comedy incorporated a lot of fun, if somewhat bawdy, puppets along with a human cast of multi-racial characters.<\/p>\n