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Is there less discussion of race and criminal justice since Obama's election?

By Douglas A. Berman

Long-time readers may recall that I generally make a habit of honoring Dr. Martin Luther King's Day by encouraging everyone to reflect on the historic and modern intersection of racial issues and criminal justice realities.  I do so again today first by providing links to some prior MLK Day posts and other related posts on this issue here: "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" Two potent new reports on race and the drug war Examining the disconcerting realities of racial disparities Another strong piece about race and justice New JPI report on racial disparities in incarceration Reflecting on race and criminal justice realities to honor MLK's legacy Should criminal justice reform be the new civil rights movement? Yet, as the question in the title to this post highlights, I am today wondering if the election of the first non-white President in the United States has, ironically, served to diminish the amount of vocal public discussion of the intersection of race and the modern administration of criminal justice systems...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 17, 2011 (boomark / email).