Research on Discrimination in the Sentencing Process Has Found That

question 18

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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Definitions:

Law of Averages

A layman's term often misused to suggest that a future event is likely to occur to balance out a statistical deviation, though not a formal statistical principle.

Independent Events

Two or more events whose outcomes do not affect each other's probabilities of occurring.

Positive Difference

The result of subtracting a smaller number from a larger number, ensuring a non-negative result.

Fair 6-Sided Dice

A classic dice with six faces, each showing a number from one to six, where each number has an equal likelihood of appearing on a roll.