Studies by Carson and Sabol provide convincing evidence that there is racial and ethnic _________ in incarceration rates for drug offenses.

a. discrimination
b. disparity
c. resistance
d. variance


b. disparity

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Changes in the stocks of finished goods and goods in process as well as changes in the raw materials that businesses keep on hand is known as

A) fixed investment. B) inventory investment. C) the expenditure approach. D) the income approach.

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A Hungarian immigrant currently living and working in Canada, is an art conservator who, in 1984, was the first to make studies of the fingerprints left behind by artists. After years of careful study, he began using these marks as a means of identifying artists of paintings. His name is _____________________________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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When we use the phrase "court of last resort," which court are we referring to?

a. The state Supreme Court b. The appellate court c. The trial courts d. The U.S. Supreme Court

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African-American criminals dominated the __________ racket in cities such as New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago until they were overpowered by violent white gangsters

a. numbers b. drug c. prostitution d. labor

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