Inequalities Within The Criminal Justice System My topic is on inequalities within the criminal justice system. Specifically, how class plays a role in these inequalities. There has been research shown that the criminal justice system targets poor and non-white populations. These disadvantaged populations are given harsher sentences. There is also a correlation between education level and prison; those who are black and high school dropouts have the highest incarceration rate. My recent blog had mentioned the cash bail system, which favors the wealthy since they are the people who can actually afford the bail. This blog will discuss a well-known classical sociological theorist, W.E.B. DuBois, and how his theory can explain the inequalities found in the justice system. W.E.B. DuBois Dubois focused on the relationships between race, class, capitalism, and colonialism. He thought that the struggles of races were caused by growing inequalities in wealth, the rise of imperialism, and ...