SAGE News Clips: The Death PenaltyThis 2011 news clip, released just prior to the execution of Troy Davis, highlights the controversy surrounding Davis' conviction and death sentence for the murder of off-duty police officer Mark MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia in 1989. Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 270, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:Troy Davis, a black man, was convicted and sentenced for murdering Mark McPhail, a white male police officer. Which of the following statements is true regarding homicide, gender, and race?
A. Half of homicides involve male victims and male offenders.
B. Women are twice as likely to murder men as men are to murder women.
C. Most crime is intraracial, meaning that the victim and the offender are from the same racial background.
D. Whites are overrepresented in arrest data for many crimes, both as offenders and victims.
Answer: C
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