Actions Such as Those Committed by Such Officers and Various

question 124

Multiple Choice

Actions such as those committed by such officers and various departments may be responsible for what is often referred to as:

• A)prejudice.
• B)racial profiling.
• C)disparity.
• D)discrimination.
• E)none of these.

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Definitions:

Academic Success

Achievement in educational settings, typically measured by grades, test scores, degree completion, or other academic milestones.

Resiliency

The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; emotional strength and adaptability in the face of adversity.

Assimilation

A process whereby a previously distinct ethnic group merges socially into another group—usually a dominant or mainstream society. Forms of assimilation include acculturation, structural assimilation, marital assimilation, and identificational assimilation.

Acculturation

A form of assimilation wherein an ethnic group or individual takes on the cultural ways of another group, usually that of mainstream culture, often at the expense of traditional cultural ways.