Define racial profiling.

What will be an ideal response?


Racial profiling is the police practice of focusing law enforcement attention on black- or brown-skinned citizens.

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During the 1940s, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics took the lead in attacking organized crime

a. True b. False

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In 2012, in Miller v. Alabama, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Eighth Amendment forbids a sentencing scheme that mandates life imprisonment without opportunity of parole for juvenile homicide offenders.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Martinson and colleagues' research about "nothing works" was most linked to which correctional philosophy?

a. rehabilitation b. restitution c. deterrence d. circle sentencing

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Is the state of being aware that a risk does or will exist and nevertheless acting in a way that consciously disregards this risk

a. Recklessness b. Negligence c. Premeditation d. Carelessness

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