In Spohn and Spear’s study of sentences imposed on drug offenders in Chicago, Kansas City, and Miami, it was found that ________faced greater odds of incarceration than Whites:

a. Hispanics
b. Blacks
c. Asians
d. Native Americans


a. Hispanics

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The U.S. has two separate court systems that function within the American criminal justice system today: the federal court systemand the state court system. List and define three of the similarities and differences between the two systems

What will be an ideal response?

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_________ provides a basis for determinate sentencing

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A plea entered by the offender acknowledging guilt but asserting a lack of capacity to understand the nature of the act or that it was wrong is

A) not guilty by reason of insanity. B) criminally insane. C) guilty but mentally ill. D) incompetent to stand trial.

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The effect of the XYY chromosome abnormality on criminality is more linked with what type of crime?

What will be an ideal response?

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