Racial Disparities in Pretrial Treatment

• In Event: Impacts of Race and Ethnicity on the Administration of Justice

Abstract

This paper examines racial disparities in pretrial treatment in the justice system. Using a metropolitan Texas county, the researchers examined the different pretrial options available and the likelihood of assignment to each as well as successful completion by race, gender, and ethnicity. Additional analyses examine the treatment of those offenders who are identified as having mental illness. Policy and research implications are discussed.

Authors

• Shannnon Hankhouse, Tarleton State University

• Meghan Elizabeth Hollis, Tarleton State University

• Gary Lacefield, Tarleton State University

• Alex del Carmen, Tarleton State University