Which of the Following Is True of Incarceration and Race

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of incarceration and race?

• A) The number of white men in state and federal prisons is significantly larger than the number of black men.
• B) There has been a dramatic increase in the number of Hispanic inmates in federal prisons over the past decade.
• C) A white defendant is more likely to be sentenced to death for killing a black victim than a black defendant is for killing a white victim.
• D) As law enforcement agencies have loosened restrictions on immigration laws, the number of Latino inmates has decreased in state and federal prisons.

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