Discuss the Issues in Sentencing Between Crack and Powder Cocaine

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Essay

Discuss the issues in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine. Do you believe the sentencing ratio should remain where it is? Why or why not?

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Definitions:

Social Flexibility

The ability to adapt one's behavior and attitudes to different social situations or to changes in the social environment.

Diffusion Of Responsibility

A sociopsychological phenomenon wherein an individual is less likely to take action or feel a sense of responsibility in the presence of a large group of people.

Sexist Comments

Remarks that discriminate or demean individuals based on their gender, reflecting and perpetuating stereotypes and biases.

Attribution Theory

A framework used in social psychology to understand how individuals infer the causes of others' behavior, as well as their own, as being due to personal dispositions or external situations.