Although Blacks Don't Commit Crimes for Reasons Different from Whites

question 9

Multiple Choice

Although Blacks don't commit crimes for reasons different from Whites, there is a difference in social context. What is it?

• A) Blacks engage in criminal behavior because of more inequality factors (poverty, social isolation, unemployment, etc.).
• B) Blacks suffer extremes in cultural differences.
• C) Blacks are perceived to commit more crimes, and so they do as a result.
• D) The loss of manufacturing and deindustrialization is more pronounced in the inner city.

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