Studies of the Relationship Between Class Status and Sentencing Outcomes

question 9

Multiple Choice

Studies of the relationship between class status and sentencing outcomes in white collar crime cases have shown that:

• A) higher-status white collar offenders receive more severe sentences than lower-status white collar offenders
• B) lower-status white collar offenders receive more severe sentences than higher-status white collar offenders
• C) higher-status offenders appear to receive more severe sentences than lower-status offenders, but only according to some studies
• D) class status seems to have nothing whatsoever to do with sentencing outcomes

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