How are convictions for crack versus powdered cocaine treated when it comes to sentencing?
What will be an ideal response?
Crack cocaine sentences at the federal level are much harsher than powder cocaine, by a factor of 18 to 1, previously they were 100 to 1 due to concern over crack cocaine in the 1980s.
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In __________ v. Georgia, the Court held that Georgia's statute limited thejury's discretion and thus minimized the chances that the death penaltywould be arbitrarily imposed
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A constitutional and traditional bulwark in our government is _____________.
A. harsh punishment B. the separation of powers C. disproportionality D. interagency cooperation
Nearly ____________ children have a parent in prison.
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The fact that federal sentencing guidelines punish users of crack cocaine more harshly than possession of or trafficking in powder cocaine is used by Cole and Smith as an example of which of the following?
A) That unequal status in society can shape criminal justice policy B) That crack cocaine is more harmful to society than powder cocaine C) That few people are arrested for using powder cocaine D) That the effects of powder cocaine are not as strong as crack cocaine E) That federal sentencing guidelines are very sophisticated and accurate in their application of each offense