Police-Community Relations in America Represent an Apparent Contradiction

question 62

Multiple Choice

Police-community relations in America represent an apparent contradiction.Which of the following best represents that contradiction?

• A)There is an attempt to please minorities yet a desire to strictly enforce law.
• B)There are disparities in arrest and incarceration based on race, yet minorities give the police very favorable ratings.
• C)Police do not like minorities yet they display efforts to curb violence in their neighborhoods.
• D)Police patrol minority neighborhoods in an attempt to improve community relations yet do not really care for the minority residents.

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Right Hemisphere

The half of the brain that is typically associated with spatial abilities, face recognition, visual imagery, and music processing, complementing the left hemisphere's functions.

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