The Majority of Inmates Are Under the Age of Twenty-Five

question 37

True/False

The majority of inmates are under the age of twenty-five.

Acknowledge the influence of race on jury selection and the legal safeguards against discriminatory practices.

Understand the disparity in sentencing and its correlation with race.

Grasp how drug policies and the War on Drugs have disproportionately affected minority communities.

Recognize the effect of racial stereotypes on legal judgments and the prosecution process.

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Definitions:

Perceptual Studies

An interdisciplinary field of research focused on understanding how organisms perceive and interpret the world around them, involving psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy.

Surveys

Surveys are methods of gathering data and opinions from a sample of individuals, used to understand behaviors, attitudes, and characteristics of a larger population.

Interrupted Time-series

A statistical analysis method that evaluates the effects of interventions by analyzing segments of time-series data before and after the intervention.

Specific Deterrence

A criminal justice policy aimed at preventing an individual who has already committed an offense from reoffending.