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discrimination-disparity continuum  

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  • The discrimination-disparity continuum designates a typology of discrimination attributable to the criminal justice system. This continuum provides a means to determine the degree of discrimination in the processes, procedures, and outcomes of the criminal justice system through examination of the employees, institutions, and policies of the system. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Discrimination-Disparity Continuum]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/discrimination-disparity_continuum

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