According to 2004 statistics from the National Judicial Reporting Program, African Americans were more likely than ______ to be sentenced to prison or jail as opposed to probation.

A. Hispanics
B. Whites
C. juveniles
D. women


B. Whites

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Each of the following is a potential sentence a judge may impose on a guilty person EXCEPT ______.

A. parole B. probation C. prison D. financial sanctions

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The question of why apparently similar acts are treated differently would most likely be addressed by which theory?

A. social bond theory B. strain theory C. differential association theory D. labeling theory

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Some law enforcement leaders regard the new federal aggressiveness in enforcing immigration policy to be counterproductive to _________.

A. their image B. collecting evidence C. community policing D. All of these are correct

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Which of the following is NOT true about computer-assisted qualitative coding?

A. You can revise codes as you go along. B. You can assign multiple codes to one text segment. C. You can only assign one code to each portion of text. D. You can link your own comments (called memos) to text segments to assist with data analysis.

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