Ronald Cotton Case Study

Race, an aspect of diversity led to the arrest and wrongful imprisonment of Ronald Cotton. When Cotton, went to the police station to clear his name, as he heard of the charges, the police had no further ado than to arrest and to charge him with sexual assault. The police charged him with breaking Jennifer’s premises and rape. In the context of this story, one would ask, do minority races have ample presentation in the judicial processes? Again, is the criminal justice system fair and equal to all individuals without regard to race? An impartial response to these questions would be no. Race alone and not substantial evidence led to the wrongful charging and imprisonment of Ronald Cotton. Thanks to the DNA test that the truth came to reveal last, although the suspect had to suffer for over ten years. Also, another woman raped the same night as Jennifer, accused Cotton of her
In this system, both the police and the eyewitness do not know who the suspect is, and the witness gets informed that the police are not aware of the suspect. This process would have led to identification procedure, one that would not be a flaw and had no suggestive cues. The police could also use other features such as asking suspects to change their clad and to repeat the lineup. This case also indicates that in some contexts, the criminal justice system is not fair or equal to all. The minority does not get the same services with the majority in the system. If the suspect was white, perhaps the police could recommend a DNA test at first to remove the uncertainty in the identification procedure. Nevertheless, the police ruled on racial lines possibly due to hate, or laziness to conduct thorough and informed investigations. However, this notwithstanding, the police failed to follow the law whereby all people are equal before the law regardless of their race or social