Which of the following statements is false regarding crime and race/ethnicity?
a. Racial/ethnic minorities are arrested at higher rates than their numbers in the
population would predict.
b. Hispanics are arrested roughly in proportion to their population size.
c. Racial/ethnic minorities claim they attract an unfair amount of attention from
police.
d. The NYPD’s “stop and frisk” policy had a 90 percent success rate in capturing
would-be criminals.
Answer: D
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a. 53 b. 95 c. 75 d. 63
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