The American criminal justice system can be characterized as a tug of war between the two models. Which of the following groups is most likely to experience the due process model when subjected to the American criminal justice system?

a. racial minorities
b. juveniles
c. wealthy people
d. elderly people
e. poor Americans


ANS: C

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