Exam 4: Racial Discrimination in the Criminal Justice System

In one study of police employed by the Cincinnati Police Division,they discovered that more ______ interactions ended in arrest than black officer-suspect interactions.

What is the importance of Brown v.Board of Education?

Race is ______ factor in the juvenile justice systems not only for blacks but also for Latino and American Indian youth.

Moore (2015)found that between 2004 and 2009,11 major sentencing reform bills were introduced,and out of the 45 reform measures,only ______ were enacted.

In a political context,what means equal access to public office and equal treatment under the law?

Define race.

Despite the 2009 federal Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr.Hate Crimes Prevention Act,only five states do not off ptotection with specific hate crime laws.These states are ______,______,______,______,and ______.

Disparity in sentencing over the past couple of decades has been highlighted by differing sentences for possessing equal amounts of crack cocaine versus powder cocaine.

With regard to the contention of systematic racism in the criminal justice system there is ______.

A number of studies have concluded that ______ defendants are offered plea bargains more frequently and obtain better deals.

Consensus theory believes punishment is based on rational factors such as the seriousness of the offense and prior convictions.