Criminal Justice Diversity Training

Throughout this document a discussion focusing on cultural diversity in the United States criminal justice system is presented. Research is conducted for the purpose of providing readers with a view and better understanding of the negative and positive effects cultural diversity has brought to all aspects of the criminal justice system. After reading this document readers will understand the bias, prejudice, discrimination, and unethical actions applied against minority and the indigent by law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges who are granted an almost unlimited quantity of discretionary privileges by the state and federal government. Moreover, readers will have a clear perception of many benefits cultural diversity offers a system developed by and composed of White males sharing similar beliefs.

Cultural diversity has both negative and positive attributes that affect all aspects of the criminal justice system. Individuals working within the system, defendants, inmates, victims, society, professionals, and political leaders in modern America continue to witness the affects of a society as culturally diverse as the United States. Cultural diversity allows creative thinking and new ideas, and a change in policy, procedures, and laws, all of which provide equality and inequality. Some people believe cultural diversity in the United States is responsible for negative change, such as certain laws protecting minority against law enforcement. Other people believe cultural diversity sends a positive message to the world by allowing different religious and spiritual beliefs to be freely practiced, and acknowledging and respecting the family values, and morals of those not White.

As of 2010 the United States population is 310 million two hundred million of which are White, and 100 million of which are of minority status. Minorities consist of but are not limited to African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, Native American, Pacific Islander, and...