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| − | '''Racially disproportionate''' results or outcomes are differences out of proportion to the ratio of the races in a population. Often the difference in proportions is considered to be proof of [[discrimination]]. | + | '''Racially disproportionate''' results or outcomes are differences out of proportion to the ratio of the races in a population. Often the difference in proportions is considered to be proof of [[discrimination]]. |
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One report called racial differences in school discipline an "alarming ... problem", citing "evidence of a pervasive and systematic bias".<ref> [http://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/racial-disproportionality-in-school-discipline-implicit-bias-is-heavily-implicated/ Racial disproportionality in school discipline]</ref> | One report called racial differences in school discipline an "alarming ... problem", citing "evidence of a pervasive and systematic bias".<ref> [http://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/racial-disproportionality-in-school-discipline-implicit-bias-is-heavily-implicated/ Racial disproportionality in school discipline]</ref> | ||
| + | Others say the outcomes are genuinely reflective of human behavior. | ||
[[Heather Mac Donald]] attributes disparate outcomes of arrests or shootings to higher rates of crime and violence: | [[Heather Mac Donald]] attributes disparate outcomes of arrests or shootings to higher rates of crime and violence: | ||
:... as long as crime rates are so disproportionate, policing will be more intense in minority neighborhoods, increasing the chances that when an encounter goes awry, it will have a minority victim.<ref> [https://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/race-crime-and-police-closer-look-7832.html Race, crime, and police: A closer look]</ref> | :... as long as crime rates are so disproportionate, policing will be more intense in minority neighborhoods, increasing the chances that when an encounter goes awry, it will have a minority victim.<ref> [https://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/race-crime-and-police-closer-look-7832.html Race, crime, and police: A closer look]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:18, June 28, 2017
Racially disproportionate results or outcomes are differences out of proportion to the ratio of the races in a population. Often the difference in proportions is considered to be proof of discrimination. One report called racial differences in school discipline an "alarming ... problem", citing "evidence of a pervasive and systematic bias".[1] Others say the outcomes are genuinely reflective of human behavior. Heather Mac Donald attributes disparate outcomes of arrests or shootings to higher rates of crime and violence:
- ... as long as crime rates are so disproportionate, policing will be more intense in minority neighborhoods, increasing the chances that when an encounter goes awry, it will have a minority victim.[2]