A 1994 study by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights reported that ______ had caused a dramatic racial disparity in federal death penalty prosecutions.

A.the race-of-the-victim effect
B. the attorney general
C. guided discretion statutes
D. drug kingpin laws


D. drug kingpin laws

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What will be an ideal response?

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A decline in the prison population occurred during the 1990s

a. True b. False

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What were the policy implications of the Chicago v. Morales (1999) decision?

a. Police were allowed to continue to use discretion in determining gang loitering. b. RICO statutes could be applied to gangs and gang members. c. The law enforcement practices of the Rampart Scandal were constitutional. d. ‘Gang' and ‘gang member' had to be more clearly defined in law.

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How a law enforcement agency responds and deals with the media in a critical incident is very important, especially within the first 24 hours of an incident.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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