Studies of the relationship between class status and sentencing outcomes in white collar crime cases have shown that:
a. higher-status white collar offenders receive more severe sentences than lower-status white collar offenders
b. lower-status white collar offenders receive more severe sentences than higher-status white collar offenders
c. higher-status offenders appear to receive more severe sentences than lower-status offenders, but only according to some studies
d. class status seems to have nothing whatsoever to do with sentencing outcomes
c. higher-status offenders appear to receive more severe sentences than lower-status offenders, but only according to some studies
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a. True b. False
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