Have you ever noticed black suspects show up on our nightly news at much higher percentages than they show up in our criminal justice system? (relevantmagazine.com)
The department is doing all it can, Chief Willoughby assures her, though that's less than reassuring when the cop assigned to the case is a blustering numbskull like Officer Dixon (Sam Rockwell), known around town for his mistreatment of black suspects in custody. (slate.com)
Some studies point to a distortion index as high as 24 percentage points of overrepresentation of black suspects, in addition to underrepresentation of white suspects. (relevantmagazine.com)