Too many otherwise rational people share the opinion that the American Criminal Justice System is racially biased.   This group includes the Koch Brothers, Newt Gingrich, B.Wayne Hughes and other influential people who for some reason, have chosen not to evaluate these claims for themselves rather than taking the word of known liars like Al Sharpton, Eric Holder, the ACLU and policy-driven liberal think tanks like the Marshal Project and the Sentencing Project. There has been no legitimate excuse for this for at least the last 25 years, but for some it is simply easier and less judgemental to believe the lie.   While numerous scholars have debunked the narrative of racial bias in modern law enforcement, Professor Barry Latzer's new book  "The Rise and Fall of Violent Crime in America" is the most exhaustively researched work on this subject.  It thoroughly disproves the assertions of social reformers on crime policy going back to the 1960s.  That book is available here:  www.amazon.com/Rise-Fall-Violent-Crime-America/dp/159403835X

Don't have time to read it, then click on the link below to hear Manhattan Institute scholar Heather MacDonald's brief but excellent comparison of the lies and the truth.