From The Crime Report:
Efforts to tackle systemic racism in the administration of justice need to include a focus on the rights of the disabled community, according to a University of Pennsylvania law professor.
Even though race and disability may not often be discussed in the realm of criminal justice, their intersection plays a large part in the activities of law enforcement in at-risk communities, writes Jasmine Harris in a paper published in Yale Law Journal.
Research shows that people of color, specifically Black people, are more likely to have interactions with the police than white people. This is heightened if the individual has a disability.
According to the paper, 55 percent of Black people with a disability are arrested before the age of 28. Additionally, the chance that someone with an autistic spectrum disorder will have an interaction with the police is seven times that of someone without that disorder, said the paper. Continue reading >>>
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