Research on Discrimination in the Sentencing Process Has Found That

question 59

Multiple Choice

Research on discrimination in the sentencing process has found that ______,

• A)Blacks are disproportionately given more severe sentences than Whites
• B)past criminal record affects sentencing more than race
• C)Blacks receive proportionately more "three-strikes" sentences than Whites
• D)Blacks receive proportionately fewer sentences of probation than Whites

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