In a survey conducted in May 2020, 94 percent of Black respondents said that the criminal justice system treats White people better than Black people, while 57 percent of White respondents said that the criminal justice system treats White people better.
Opinions of adults on if the criminal justice system treats White and Black people equally in the U.S. in May 2020, by ethnicity
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Treats whites and blacks equally
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YouGov. (May 31, 2020). Opinions of adults on if the criminal justice system treats White and Black people equally in the U.S. in May 2020, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123427/opinion-us-adults-criminal-justice-system-white-black-equally-ethnicity/
YouGov. "Opinions of adults on if the criminal justice system treats White and Black people equally in the U.S. in May 2020, by ethnicity." Chart. May 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123427/opinion-us-adults-criminal-justice-system-white-black-equally-ethnicity/
YouGov. (2020). Opinions of adults on if the criminal justice system treats White and Black people equally in the U.S. in May 2020, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123427/opinion-us-adults-criminal-justice-system-white-black-equally-ethnicity/
YouGov. "Opinions of Adults on If The Criminal Justice System Treats White and Black People Equally in The U.S. in May 2020, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123427/opinion-us-adults-criminal-justice-system-white-black-equally-ethnicity/
YouGov, Opinions of adults on if the criminal justice system treats White and Black people equally in the U.S. in May 2020, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123427/opinion-us-adults-criminal-justice-system-white-black-equally-ethnicity/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Opinions of adults on if the criminal justice system treats White and Black people equally in the U.S. in May 2020, by ethnicity [Graph], YouGov, May 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123427/opinion-us-adults-criminal-justice-system-white-black-equally-ethnicity/