Ethnic minorities and sentencing guidelines

Sandra Paul (Criminal) wrote to The Times this week arguing that the row over so-called two-tier sentencing misses the point. She says '"According to government statistics, we already have a two-tier system. This is because people from ethnic minorities are more likely to be arrested, charged and convicted than their white counterparts for the same offence."

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Ethnic minorities and sentencing guidelines

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