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

1. The evil woman hypothesis leads to more lenient sentencing.
2. Officials are more lenient to white women than women of color.
3. Women of color are deemed as more “salvageable than men of color.
4. Prior to the War on Drugs, drug offenders generally received prison sentences.
5. Gender equality equals sameness.


1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. False

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a. True b. False

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What will be an ideal response?

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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