The association between crime, minorities, and criminal justice policy making is underpinned by a substantial body of research that reveals that ______.

a. negative racial stereotypes and collective racial resentment are positively correlated
with polices favoring punitiveness
b. negative racial stereotypes and collective racial resentment are negatively correlated
with policies favoring punitiveness
c. racial and ethnic minorities are responsible for a substantial amount of violent crime
therefore creating policies favoring punitiveness
d. racial and ethnic minorities are responsible for a substantial amount of property and
drug crime therefore creating policies favoring punitiveness


Ans: A

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