The
disproportionality journey of the child is part of the YJB's work to improve transparency and therefore trust in the youth justice system.
They showed that the level of
disproportionality was even worse in areas such as Solihull, where black people are 8.4 times more liklely to be stopped, and Dudley, where they were 7.2 times more likely to be the subject of a stop and search.
where "The highest levels of
disproportionality both in relation to members of the black community and Asian community are seen across Solihull and Dudley.
Jabeer Butt, CEO of the Race Equality Foundation said: "What has been obvious for some time, is that the failure to ensure that specific steps are taken to address
disproportionality would mean that black and minority ethnic children would become an even bigger proportion of those in the secure estate.
The students report justified the racial
disproportionality of HISP saying: "The lower average IQs of blacks, Southeast Asians, and nonwhite Hispanics means that they are not as likely as non-Hispanic whites and Northeast Asians to be accepted into a more academically rigorous program such as HISP.
(9) Still others suggest the new approach may have inadvertently raised the burden for proving gross
disproportionality. (10) If it were possible to prove that an impugned law only marginally achieved its objective, it would be only logical that the severity of the deprivation needed would be less before the law is found to violate the gross
disproportionality principle.
Most of the instruments for measurement of proportionality are conceived in the form of
disproportionality indices; their result therefore shows an (aggregated) deviation of the distribution of seats from the electoral support.
CONCLUSION: THE FUTURE OF
DISPROPORTIONALITY MONITORING AND
"Also, yet again an issue surrounding
disproportionality towards the African and Caribbean Community has been highlighted.
The Supreme Court of Canada is developing doctrines of arbitrariness, overbreadth, and gross
disproportionality under the aegis of fundamental justice protection in section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Urban League officials reminded lawmakers of the disproportionate incarceration of blacks in Oregon's justice system, and noted that using criminal backgrounds as a screening tool perpetuates that
disproportionality in employment.