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Institutional Discrimination
It refers to the unfair treatment of an individual, group or society because of their race,
gender or ethnicity. It is a major problem that continues to develop in the United States as well as
other nations. It begins with an individual disliking someone because of a certain aspect they
possess. It then spreads to the people around them and with time, the society integrates to the
movement. One of the oldest discrimination is through race. It is a phenomenon that exists in
current times but in small quantities. The paper looks into the discrimination of African
Americans, Latinos and other minor racial groups in America by focusing on recent articles and
journals.
Since the end of slavery in America, the black Americans continue to fight for equal
rights and treatment. However, the treatment that existed before continues on with some of the
people in power. Some public institutions continue to practice discrimination but in an indirect
way. One of the institutions is public schools. Suspension of black children is quite higher than
white children. A study conducted by NPR showed that the black children compose of 18 percent
of the total pre-school population yet half of them miss school due to suspensions (Nesbit par 2).
The number continues to rise as one climbs the academic ladder. Another institution is the
police. There are rising cases of police brutality on black Americans despite the offence. In some
instances, white criminals receive better treatment even if the crime involves murder, yet black
suspects receive brutal treatment without any claim. In 2015, a woman spent eight days in a
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psych ward because the police could believe that she was the owner of a BMW (Mathias par 1).
According to her, the police thought she stole the car. In her bid to defend herself, the cops called
a nearby psych ward to admit her.
Such instances paint a bad picture to the public forces. Institutional discrimination will
continue to relay bad messages to young ones and instill fear. The best way to correct these
issues is by acknowledging everyone as an equal. Leaders should be at the forefront of unifying
different races, gender and ethnicity.
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Works Cited
Mathias, Christopher. Woman Says She Endured 8 Days In Psych Ward Because Cops Didn't
Believe BMW Was Hers. 11 September 2015. Web. 3 March 2016.
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Nesbit, Jeff. Institutional Racism Is Our Way of Life. 6 May 2015. Web. 3 March 2016.
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