Date

5-23-2025

Department

Helms School of Government

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice (PhD)

Chair

Carolyn Brown Dennis

Keywords

color-blind ideology, Criminal Justice System, racism, racial discrimination, racial beliefs, interpretive phenomenology, racial disparity

Disciplines

Law | Sociology

Abstract

The phenomenological study aimed to define the color-blind racial ideology, understand the effect of the color-blind racist ideology on people of color and determine the perception of racial disparity within the criminal justice system by male minorities within Bell County, Texas. The critical race theory, also known as CRT, explains how the white privileged maintain their standing, allowing them to subjugate others based on their social rank. The author describes the racial disparity within the criminal justice system through the CRT. The author collected data from minority males and those over 18 years old. The information was gathered using a semi-structured questionnaire in an atmosphere where respondents felt at ease. Those who desire to assert that racism no longer exists employ the color-blind racial ideology, and when racist behavior is discovered, it is minimized. From a phenomenological standpoint, people's actions and utterances are viewed as a reflection of their worldviews. An infinite number of official and public papers, records, and materials may be used as data sources for qualitative data- gathering purposes, including organizational documents, newspaper articles, and other resources. Phenomenological investigations aid in discovering things that have become so routine that we are unaware of what is going on at work and what is assumed. Understanding a phenomenon as a continuous process of interpretation is called interpretive phenomenology.

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