Idea That the Criminal Justice System Is More Likely to Sanction

question 14

Multiple Choice

Idea that the criminal justice system is more likely to sanction men than women.

• A) Chivalry hypothesis
• B) Good time credit
• C) Gregg v. Georgia
• D) Determinate sentences
• E) Consecutive sentences
• F) Horizontal overcharging
• G) Furman v. Georgia
• H) Concurrent sentences
• I) Indeterminate sentences
• J) Vertical overcharging

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