Suspect individuals: The color of men accused of rape within the flow of the criminal justice system

The article explores to what extent the color of men accused of rape influe nces decisions made within the criminal justice system. It follows the flow of people and paper through the system's various arenas, including police departments, the Ministerio Publico, and criminal courts. Based on data pro duced by these bodies, it is concluded that black defendants are discrimina ted against and that race is a factor which breeds inequality in an accumul ative fashion, right from the police stage of the process.