Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-4-2023
Publication Title
Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
Keywords
Drug offenders, criminal justice system inequalities, ethnic disparities; gender disparities, socioeconomic disparities, students’ perceptions.
ISSN
1533-2659
First Page
1
Last Page
13
Abstract
Ethnic minorities and individuals of low socioeconomics status are disproportionately more likely to be detained, arrested, and convicted and receive longer sentences for drug offenses. This article explores gender and ethnic differentials among college students' perceptions on the criminal justice treatment of different gender, ethnic, and income groups applied to alleged drug offenders. It uses survey data provided by students at a large public university in South Florida. A two-way classification model examines the nature of disparities in perceptions. Students perceive widespread ethnic inequalities and female and Black students perceive greater disparities in the criminal justice system for all disadvantaged groups.
NSUWorks Citation
Carvajal, Manuel J.; Twahir, Assma; and Popovici, Ioana, "Gender and ethnic disparities in students' perceptions of how different groups of persons suspected of possessing and/or selling illegal drugs are treated in the criminal justice system." (2023). HPD Articles. 451.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_facarticles/451
ORCID ID
0000-0003-4347-7784, 0000-0001-7033-6122
DOI
10.1080/15332640.2023.2206800
Copyright
© 2023 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
Comments
Funding
This research was supported solely by internal Nova Southeastern University funds. It did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or notfor-profit sectors.