The Primary Reason for the Adoption of Sentencing Guidelines Was

question 19

Multiple Choice

The primary reason for the adoption of sentencing guidelines was to

• A) give judges more discretion.
• B) control judicial discretion.
• C) make sentences more lenient.
• D) give prosecutors more discretion.

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Biased treatment of a job candidate or employee.

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Differential and unjust treatment of individuals or groups based on prejudiced attitudes or judgments rather than objective merit.

Job Candidate

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