Concerns About the Changes in the Racial/ethnic Makeup of a Community,coupled

question 34

Multiple Choice

Concerns about the changes in the racial/ethnic makeup of a community,coupled with stereotypes linking race and ethnicity to drug use and drug-related crime and violence,may lead to __________ among sentencing officials.

• A)overt discrimination
• B)contextual discrimination
• C)unconscious racism
• D)indirect discrimination

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Definitions:

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