Identifying & responding to bias in the criminal justice system: a review of international & New Zealand research [pdf, 1.3 MB]
...Prejudice, racism, and bias While the terms „prejudice‟, „racism‟, and „bias‟ are often used as if they hold the same meaning there are important differences between them which should be noted. „Prejudice‟ refers “to adverse judgements or opinions not based on reason, knowledge, or experience, but on the irrational suspicion and/or hatred of other groups” (Wilbanks 1987, p13). „Racism‟ is “the practice of classifying people according to certain physical d...