Numerous studies have been conducted to see how race and crime are related to each other. Although the results are somewhat mixed, some studies especially show that certain categories of racial minorities – male, young and unemployed – are singled out for harsher treatment. Other studies found that each of these offender characteristics had a direct effect on sentencing outcome, but that the combination of race or ethnicity and one or more of the other characteristics were more powerful predictors of sentence severity than any feature taken individually. Although the offender's race, ethnicity, and gender are not explicitly included in this list of factors, many of the factors judges are required to consider, such as family ties, employment, financial resources , community ties, and criminal records are related to race, ethnicity, and gender. Therefore, the race, ethnicity, and gender of the offender may indirectly influence the likelihood of pretrial detention. These studies specify the factors that judges must consider when making decisions regarding release or preventive detention. These factors are: (1) the nature and circumstances of the crime charged, including whether the crime is a crime of violence or involves a controlled substance; (2) the weight of the evidence against the defendant; (3) the history and characteristics of the defendant; and (4) the nature and severity of the danger to any person or community that may result from the defendant's release. The defendant's “history and characteristics” include the defendant's “character, physical and mental condition, family ties, occupation, financial resources, length of residence in the community, community ties, past conduct, history relative... half of the paper ......—will receive harsher sentences than whites, regardless of the nature of the crime, the guilt of the offender, or the results of previous case processing decisions. “As you can see from the studies that have been conducted and the research that race and crime are always related to each other. Whether it is the pretrial phase or the actual sentencing, race will always matter. There is always a stigma that accompanies anyone , of any race, and unfortunately it translates into the courtroom. Black people have always been unfairly convicted, when another person of a different race commits the same crime and with the same type of weapon and the black person gets more time the white man got away with it, usually, committing numerous murders The reasons for their crimes could be the same as a Hispanic or black person proves that race matters and always will.