SAGE News Clips: Justice System ReformIn a speech prior to the 2016 presidential election, 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. Watch 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 277, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:In the video, Hillary Clinton references the fact that black men receive longer prison sentences than white men for committing

the same crimes. Though there is some evidence that ______ sentencing has reduced racial disparities in the sentencing process, racially inequities nonetheless persist.

A. determinate
B. indeterminate
C. rehabilitation
D. specialized


Answer: A

Sociology

You might also like to view...

In the U.S., the states that have and use the death penalty have lower murder rates than the states without the death penalty

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Sociology

Children's toys figure prominently in the socialization process

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

___________ refer(s) to the family system's capacity to change its rules and strategies in response to situational or developmental stress

a. Covert Rules b. Metarules c. Strategies d. Adaptability

Sociology

The second stage of the demographic transition consists of:

a. a decrease in death rates b. a decrease in birthrates c. an increase in death rates d. an increase in birthrates

Sociology