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Kovera, M. B. (2019). Racial disparities in the criminal justice system: Prevalence, causes, and a search for solutions. Journal of Social Issues, 75(4), 1139–1164.
This article shows how racial disparity is rampant within the criminal justice system in at least three parts: policing, juries, and prison population. This article is important to this week because of the information about prison population. Reform is addressed to reduce racial disparity.

Rushin, S. (2021). Masculinity in policing: The need to recruit more women in American police departments. George Washington Law Review, 89(Issue 6), 1512–1526.
This Article considers the potentially harmful consequences of the underrepresentation of women in American policing.

Miles-Johnson, T., & Fay, S. (2022). “Being diverse and being included, don’t go together in policing”—Diversity, inclusion, and Australian constables. Societies (2075-4698), 12(4), 100.
Article views the impact of diversity on Australian police practice, particularly the competency of the police organization, whether police officers perceive diversity within the organization and the officers' views of the addition of diverse officers.

Todak, N. (2023). “A Panel of Good ol’ Boys.”: Women navigating the police promotions process. American Journal of Criminal Justice: The Journal of the Southern Criminal Justice Association, 48(4), 967–983.
Women are significantly underrepresented among police supervisors, middle managers, and leaders in the United States. To investigate this problem, the study examines challenges faced by women officers as they pursue promotions.