SAGE News Clips: Justice System ReformDescription: In a recent speech, Hillary Clinton points to the enduring inequality in police searches, arrests, convictions, and sentences for crimes faced by African American men compared to their White counterparts. Check out this video to learn more about a major social problem resulting in 1.5 million Black men missing from their families and communities because of the unequal justice system.Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 185, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:As outlined in Clinton's speech, ______ have not been applied equally, or proportionally, to all groups in society.
A. formal mechanisms of social control
B. informal mechanisms of social control
C. social bonds
D. atavisms
Answer: A
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