Interracial and Interethnic Conflict
Conflict is an unavoidable part with respect to human experience and individuals find themselves in conflict where working or social relationships are involved on a constant basis (Jordan et al, 2009). It has been decades of struggles amongst Americans based on the need of attaining peaceful coexistence and equality among persons of different ethnicities and races. Despite the fact that the number of Ethnic minorities’ in the criminal justice profession is on the rise, there is still a need for the system to maintain mechanisms that seek to ensure minorities representation within the system (Thompson, 2006). This is because ethnic minorities are not fully represented in the justice system and if the measures are abandoned the progress which has been achieved in the recent will fade thus creating wider gaps and conflict. In that, the ethnic minority populace is rising in the country and based on the existing sensitivity the measures are useful in creating an inclusive sense to all persons (Thompson, 2006). It is through such measures that the domination of certain races has been decreased thus giving opportunities for growth to others.
In dealing with interracial and interethnic issues effective measures are a necessity in order to act as a guidance as well as a foundation for transformation. It is on the basis of these measures that efforts of inclusiveness are being made a change that cannot be ignored in bring peace. These conflicts can best be resolved by the criminal justice system by creating equal professional opportunities amid minority and majority ethnic and racial groups (Jordan et al, 2009). This can be integrated with awareness creation that mainly seeks to ensure that perceptions among staffs are changed. With equal opportunities then this will ultimately create a more inclusive feeling among individuals thus leading to peaceful and equal existence (Jordan et al, 2009).
References
Jordan, W. T., Fridell, L., Faggiani, D., & Kubu, B. (2009). Attracting females and racial/ethnic minorities to law enforcement. Journal of Criminal Justice, 37(4), 333–341.
Thompson, R. A. (2006). Black skin—Brass shields: Assessing the presumed marginalization of black law enforcement executives. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 30(2), 163–177.
