Divergence in the Lengths and Types of Sentences Imposed for the Same

question 74

Multiple Choice

Divergence in the lengths and types of sentences imposed for the same crime or crimes of comparable seriousness when no reasonable justification is known as a .

• A) judicial disparity
• B) sentencing disparity
• C) form of systemic racism
• D) miscarriage of justice

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