‘Problems of inequality do not afflict the criminal justice system. In law, everyone is treated equally and has equal access to justice’. Does this statement accurately reflect contemporary sentencing and/or punishment practices if one is a member of a minority and/or marginalised group? Ensure you ground your answer in evidence, for example: For questions about sentencing you could ground your answer through a discussion of sentencing principles, case studies in the media, sentencing tools and frameworks, judicial discretion, mandatory sentencing and so on. For punishment, you could refer to a specific practice of punishment, contemporary examples, particular case studies, or key issues.
