The text explains that sentencing discrimination results when:
a. mitigating or aggravating circumstances have a disproportionate effect on sentencing.
b. disparities can be attributed to extralegal variables such as gender, race, or socioeconomic status.
c. similar offenders receive dissimilar punishments.
d. offenders who have committed dissimilar crimes receive similar punishments.
b
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The worst urban riots that took place in the United States during the 1980s occurred in
a. Austin, Texas b. Omaha, Nebraska c. New York, New York d. Miami, Florida
In locations where neither federal detention facilities nor private facilities are available, detainees are _________.
A. deported immediately B. put under house arrest C. released until their cases can be adjudicated D. held in local jails, with costs reimbursed by the federal government
Crimes that are usually punished by a sentence of less than a year in jail, probation, and or/fines are called:
a. felonies. b. misdemeanors. c. civil infractions. d. criminal elements. e. maxi-maxi felonies.
The ____________________of the U.S. Constitution gives the federal government the authority to regulate white-collar crime
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word