What Is the Pattern of Race in Prosecution and Sentencing

question 117

Multiple Choice

What is the pattern of race in prosecution and sentencing for crimes?

• A) Members of minority groups tend to have greater access to plea bargaining.
• B) Defendants of minority status and White defendants have about the same rates of conviction.
• C) African American and Hispanic defendants receive longer sentences than White defendants, even when they have the same background.
• D) Although African Americans and Hispanics are more likely than whites to receive the death penalty, they are also more likely to be pardoned.

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