Which of the following is true of the criminal justice system in the contemporary United States?
a. There is clear evidence that blatant racism continues to be rampant in the system.
b. There is little evidence of blatant racism, but there does appear to be institutionalized racism.
c. There is clear evidence that racism no longer exists in the system.
d. There is clear evidence that racial discrimination is worst in cases involving serious crime.
b. There is little evidence of blatant racism, but there does appear to be institutionalized racism.
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A researcher has started work on a new project looking into various aspects of juvenile crime and delinquency. She has a set of data that she has recently collected and wishes to analyze. She is interested in whether the mean age of first arrest differs across gender. Look at the data below and devise a good H0 and H1.
Age of First Arrest Male Female 15 16 18 20 17 19 14 15 12 17 20 18
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a. civil system b. environmental system c. criminal system d. sociological system
A police officer has arrested a man for unlawful possession of narcotics. The arrestee is carrying a suitcase. The officer removes the suitcase from the arrestee's possession and transports the arrestee and the suitcase to the police station. An hour later, after booking the arrestee, how should the officer treat the suitcase? a. the officer may search the suitcase only with a warrant
b. the officer may search the suitcase without a warrant as incident to the arrest. c. the officer may search the suitcase without a warrant only if there is additional justification that it contains narcotics. d. the officer may never search the suitcase.