Racial profiling persists despite overwhelming evidence that it not a predictive approach toward identifying potential troublemakers. Which of the following accurate statements supports this argument?
a. Whites and Asian Americans have an equal chance of being stopped and searched by police officers.
b. Hispanics are more likely to carry weapons and are often searched by police officers.
c. African Americans are twice as likely to have their vehicles searched when compared to Whites.
d. Latinos are less likely to be stopped by police officers when compared to Asian Americans.
c
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a. the take-off stage. b. the drive to technological maturity stage. c. the traditional stage. d. the high mass consumption stage.
________, founded in 1944 in Denver, Colorado, was the first national organization representing Native Americans
a. The National Civic League b. The American Civil Liberties Union c. The Association of Young Americans d. The National Congress of American Indians
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a. low job status b. low educational status c. poverty d. poor housing
In the ABC-X family crisis model, "X" is the
a. family's ability to cope with a crisis. b. crisis. c. family's appraisal of the stressor event. d. stressor event.